The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
A group of unemployed and marginalised souls eke out a meagre living by drawing welfare and occupying a derelict squat in an apocalyptic inner city Dublin. Among the undesirables are a gay man estranged from his wife, a pimp and his prostitute, a destitute businessman, and a paranoiac. The makeshift family soon find themselves subject of intimidation from the State, along with other external forces.
Ratings
IMDb4/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Cathal BlackDirector
- Jimmy BrennanWriter
Cast
- Jimmy BrennanJimmy
- George ShaneGeorge
- Maurice O'DonoghueTom
- Liam HalliganRonnie
- Kwesi KayOrwell
- Joan HarpurMary
- Bernie DownesWelfare Girl
- Máire NooneSurvey Woman
- Johnny MurphyDetective 1
- Pat LaffanDetective 2
- Gerry WalshSite Foreman
- Charlie RobertsLabourer 1