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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Plot Summary: On a remote Irish island in 1923, two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly decides to end their friendship, with devastating and bizarre consequences that may or may not be connected to the Irish Civil War raging on the mainland. Director: Martin McDonagh Screenplay: Martin McDonagh Cinematography: Ben Davis Music: Carter Burwell Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell as PΓ‘draic SΓΊilleabhΓ‘in Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty Kerry Condon as SiobhΓ‘n SΓΊilleabhΓ‘in Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine Sheila Flitton as Mrs. McCormick Gary Lydon as Peadar Kearney HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ So....

Bring Them Down (2024)

Plot Summary: A bleak Irish revenge thriller about two neighboring families on a godforsaken patch of land who let a petty beef spiral into absolute mayhem, told through a non-linear split narrative that forces viewers to question who the real villain is. Director: Christopher Andrews Screenplay: Christopher Andrews Story By: Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Hourigan Cinematography: Nick Cooke Music: Hannah Peel Producers: Ivana MacKinnon, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts Starring: Christopher Abbott as Michael O'Shea Youssef Quinn as young Michael Barry Keoghan as Jack Colm Meaney as Ray O'Shea Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline Grace Daly as young Caroline Paul Ready as Gary Aaron Heffernan as Lee Susan Lynch as Peggy O'Shea HOT DEAL 🎬 ...

Belfast (2021)

Plot Summary: A young boy and his working-class Protestant family experience the tumult of the late 1960s in Belfast as sectarian violence erupts around their tight-knit neighborhood. Director: Kenneth Branagh Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh Starring: CaitrΓ­ona Balfe as Ma Judi Dench as Granny Jamie Dornan as Pa CiarΓ‘n Hinds as Pop Colin Morgan as Billy Clanton Jude Hill as Buddy Music: Van Morrison Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos Editing: Úna NΓ­ DhonghaΓ­le HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Childhood Memories and Nostalgia KRASNAYA: Kenneth Branagh filmed Belfast as a story of his childhood that...

Good Vibrations (2012)

Good Vibrations is a 2013 UK film directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn. This comedy drama is based on the life of Terri Hooley, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene. The film features music from bands released by the Good Vibrations label, including Rudi, The Outcasts, and The Undertones. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations_(film) A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1920945/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Punk Rock in the Midst of The Troubles FREDDY: The first question that comes to mind is how could anyone live in Ireland during The Troubles? The movie mixes real footage from that period into the story, which helps give you a better feel of the times. And here comes Terri to lighten up and unite the youth of Belfast for brief moments with the power of Punk Rock. KRAS...

Calvary (2014)

Calvary is a 2014 Irish drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. The film stars Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran and Isaach de BankolΓ©. John Michael McDonagh conceived the idea for Calvary and wrote the screenplay while filming The Guard with Brendan Gleeson in late 2009. McDonagh explained the intentions he had for the film: "There are probably films in development about priests which involve abuse. My remit is to do the opposite of what other people do, and I wanted to make a film about a good priest." source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvary_(film) Father James is a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week's time as a matter of principle. Deeply troubled and conflicted about how to respond, Father James tries to go on with his calling through that week. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234003/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** ...

The Guard (2011)

The Guard is a 2011 Irish dark comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham. It is the most successful Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) which previously held this status. The film's director and writer, John Michael McDonagh, is the brother of Martin McDonagh, who had directed Gleeson in the Oscar-winning Six Shooter (2004) and the critically acclaimed In Bruges (2008). source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guard_(2011_film) Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town Irish cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humor, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought straight-laced FBI agent Wendell Everett to his door. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540133/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** ...