Effi o Blaenau (2026)
Hard-partying young woman Effi lives in rural Wales, whose life largely revolves around drinking vodka with her friends and eating instant noodles to cure her subsequent hangovers – until her life suddenly changes dramatically.
- Date of release
- 2026-06-19
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Marc Evans
Casting
- Leisa Gwenllian — Effi
- Tom Rhys Harries — Lee
- Owen Alun — Kev
- Nel Rhys Lewis
- Sion Eifion
- Leah Gaffey
- Rhodri Meilir
- Carys Gwillym
- Gavin Lee Lewis — Pete Desford
- Mared Llywelyn
- Sarah Timmins — Nurse
- Tara Bethan
Interesting facts
Effi o Blaenau is a 2026 Welsh drama film directed by Marc Evans from a screenplay by Branwen Cennard. It is an adaptation of the monodrama play Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owen.
Production
In January 2026, a Welsh-language Welsh drama film by filmmaker Marc Evans was selected to screen at the Glasgow Film Festival, adapted by Branwen Cennard from the monodrama play Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owen. Leisa Gwenllian, Tom Rhys Harries, Nel Rhys Lewis, Owen Alun, Carys Gwilym and Gavin Lee Lewis rounded out the cast. The 2026 edition of the festival highlighted Gaelic and Welsh-language films, which included Effi o Blaenau.
The film had a production budget of £2.2 million, partly funded by Creative Wales and S4C.
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