The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life. For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Tommy CollinsDirector
- Pol BrennanOriginal Music Composer
- Jimmy MurphyWriter
- Tommy CollinsWriter
Cast
- Colm MeaneyJoe Mullan
- Donal O'KellyJap Kavanagh
- Brendan ConroyGit
- Donncha CrowleyShay
- Barry BarnesMáirtín
- Seán T. Ó MeallaighJoe Jnr
- Christopher GreeneJap Jnr
- Doris ZajerWoman in Flowershop
- Diarmuid de FaoiteOffice Manager