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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 62/100. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic62/100
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Suri KrishnammaDirector
- Barry DevlinScreenplay
- Julian NottOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Albert FinneyAlfred Byrne
- Brenda FrickerLily Byrne
- Michael GambonIvor J. Carney
- Tara FitzgeraldAdele Rice
- Rufus SewellRobbie Fay
- Patrick MalahideInspector Carson
- David KellyChristy Ward
- Mick LallyFather Ignatius Kenny
- Anna ManahanMrs Grace
- Joe PilkingtonErnie Lally
- Brendan ConroyRasher Flynn
- Joan O'HaraMrs Crowe
Stills
Themes
friendshipdublin, irelandirelandmiddle ages (476-1453)gay theme