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- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsTom MurphyMark O'HalloranGavin Dowdall2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.This film follows a day in the life of 2 Dublin Heroin addicts, Adam and Paul.A black comedy with a feel good factor, you'll feel good that your not one of these two,poor bastards.Homeless and in constant need for heroin/money for heroin Adam and Paul wander around Dublin,where they don't get much luck in life .Funny as....
10/10 - DirectorVinny MurphyStarsStuart Sinclair BlythGavin KeltyAisling O'NeillA Belfast man who steals cars for a living dreams of retiring to Barcelona. Suddenly he finds himself in conflict with a crazed gangster who desires the first man's girlfriend. The two decide to settle the situation with a race with 12 of their friends. They just need to steal the cars for the race.A Belfast joyrider and Dublin joyrider race,for pride and a woman.Low budget,but good acting and available on dvd.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBarry McEvoyBrían F. O'ByrneAnna FrielTwo Irish wig salesmen, one Catholic and one Protestant, grapple with profiting from conflict amidst lucrative rival orders during the Troubles, risking their partnership while navigating dangerous territories and moral dilemmas.A comedy gem about two lads,from opposite sides of the religious divide selling wigs during the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland.A highly under rated comedy,with a fantastic story line,believable scenarios,and a very realistic view of people getting on with life during times of adversity.
10/10 - DirectorNeil JordanStarsVeronica QuilliganStephen ReaAlan DevlinSaxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a non-verbal deaf girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers' leader. So begins his quest to avenge them.Stephen Rea stars as Saxophonist Danny who witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig.Based during "the troubles" all is not as it seems. Danny becomes the ordinary "everyman" of Nothern Ireland asking Why?.As he seeks answers director Neil Jordan reproduces an authentic picture of life in an Irish ghetto, with Danny providing biting dialouge, yet saying a lot more with his facial expressions
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsJames NesbittTim Pigott-SmithNicholas FarrellA dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.On January 30, 1972, the british paras murdered Irish men,women and children,unarmed protesters,for demanding equal rights, if you have Irish blood in your veins this film will make it boil.A true story filmed in the Bogside of Derry where the real massacre took place.Brutally realistic.
10/10 - DirectorJohn FurseStarsIan HartLinus RoacheKalim KoleilatThe true story of Irishman Brian Keenan and Englishman John McCarthy's extraordinary relationship as hostages of militias in Lebanon during the 1979-91 Civil War.The true story of Irishman Brian Keenan how was taken hostage by militias in Lebanon during the 1979-91 Civil War.
- DirectorPeter SheridanStarsShawn HatosyDanny DyerEamon GlancyIrish teenager political activist and future writer Brendan Behan is befriended in a British borstal (reformatory) by a liberal warden.The film of Brendan Behan's" Borstal boy", the book is better by far.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsCillian MurphyMorgan JonesEva BirthistleIn the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.Cillian Murphy excels as Patrick "Kitten" Braden, a Patrick Mc Cabe novel set in a border Irish town and London, directed by Neil Jordan.The acting of Murphy, Liam Nesson and Brendan Gleeson make you sympathetic towards the outrageous characters, while lending creedence to the sometimes surreal plot.
10/10 - DirectorJohn Michael McDonaghStarsBrendan GleesonChris O'DowdKelly ReillyAfter he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.Finally a paddy with the balls to show the catholic church for what THEY stand for.P.R.I.E.S.T.,Paedophelia Ring In Every Small Town.Dress it up any way you want, the truth is the vatican is the biggest,richest most powerful paedophelia ring in THE WORLD.Feel free to leave IRELAND and *beep* off back to rome (WHERE YOUR LOYALTY LIES) anytime you want,cause your day is done here.
- DirectorsLisa Barros D'SaGlenn LeyburnStarsRupert GrintRobert SheehanJames NesbittThree teenagers go on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars that quickly spins beyond their control.Three teenagers go on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars that quickly spins beyond their control.
- DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsHelen MirrenJohn LynchDonal McCannA young man fraught with guilt longs to defect from the Irish Republican Army (IRA). He is drawn to the widow of a slain Protestant policeman but must hide his secret that he was involved in her husband's murder and evade the authorities.Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.
- DirectorPaul TickellStarsDarren HealyViviana VerveenJeff O'TooleRecently released con man Neal aims to reconnect with his son, parents, and criminal horse-riding gang, but encounters an informant who betrayed him in Dublin's lawless "pony club" underworld.Out of prison at last, charismatic sociopath Neal tries to visit the baby son he's never seen, his indifferent parents, and the grave of his horse - not in that order. But mainly he wants to rejoin his old gang in the "pony club" subculture of the wild Northside
- DirectorMatt ClarkStarsBarnard HughesMartin SheenWilliam HickeyA New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.
- DirectorDavid CaffreyStarsDavid ThewlisRachel GriffithsAdam BlackBlack romantic comedy set around the troubled "peace process" and its effect on a cynical Belfast hack.David Thewlis brings Dan Starkey to life in this fast paced black comedy. A journo brings an American journo on a scoop. Murder, mayhem, whiskey and nuns with guns. Superb acting and storyline, a murder mystery, Belfast style,well worth a watch.
10/10 - DirectorKirsten SheridanStarsElaine CassidyCillian MurphySarah GallagherPig and Runt - born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by blood.Two 16-year-olds share a birthday, a love, a language of their own and a uniquely violent world view. Disco Pigs is an electric, disturbing and violent sprint through the unique world of Pig and Runt, two 17 year old kids who were born with a special, almost psychic affinity for one another.
- DirectorPeter OrmrodStarsStephen BrennanEamon MorrisseyCatherine ByrneTwo young Irish men are watching an old Elvis Presley movie in which a carnival cyclist performs an act called the Wall of Death. Transfixed, they decide to put together their own "Wall of Death."Two bored rednecks built a wall of death,to ride around in the evenings while their wives watch eastenders.
- StarsDervla KirwanVincent ReganMark BentonThe story of a group of people from Northern Ireland, trying to make their way in life in the face of sectarian and political polarization. Chucky is an overweight 30-year-old who has yet to find a purpose for his life, but when he comes up with a business idea, things begin to change in an almost miraculous manner for him. His friend Jake is an unusually sensitive repossession man, and his life too begins to change when he meets Aoirghe, a woman from the other side of the sectarian divide.The story of a group of people from Northern Ireland, trying to make their way in life in the face of sectarian and political polarization.This is a must see for the 3 lads out doing repossessions during the troubles.Its on you tube.
- StarsSean McGinleyGer RyanNeilí ConroyA Dublin family deals with a father's abusive behavior, including theft, adultery, and inappropriate attention towards his daughter, while the mother struggles with alcoholism and the children suffer emotional turmoil.Sean McGinley stars as Charlo,set in the Dublin Northside Ghettos of the 80's recession,Charlo is a petty thief and thug, womaniser and drunk.Four 1 hour episodes showing life through the eyes of Charlo, his wife played by Ger Ryan,his daughter played by Neilí Conroyand his son.Excellent 10/10 available on dvd.
- DirectorKari SkoglandStarsBen KingsleyJim SturgessKevin ZegersMartin McGartland joins the I.R.A. and feeds information to Britain's Special Branch Agent Fergus.Based on Martin "Touting Bastard" Mc Gartland's life . Martin is a tout from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA.The graffiti on the walls used to read "I knew martin mc gartland, thank *@%! he didn't know me!".The most relastic film ever made about the troubles,bar none.
10/10 - DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsLiam NeesonJames NesbittAnamaria MarincaThe story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
- DirectorsLisa Barros D'SaGlenn LeyburnStarsCathal MaguirePeter KellyCharlie BerkeleyA chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.
- DirectorLes BlairStarsBrendan MackeyDean Lennox KellyAidan CampbellA moving insight into the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze prison near Belfast.'H3' is a universal story of endurance and courage set inside Europe's most secure prison, the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. Here, in H3 - the bleakest of all the H-blocks - a group of young republican prisoners hold out for what they believe in, refusing to be labeled as criminals or co-operate with prison authorities.and available on dvd.
- DirectorTom ReeveStarsJohn LynchCornelius ClarkeLochlann O'MearáinThe town of Kilcoulin's Leap will never be the same after a down-on-his-luck mailman botches a get-rich-quick scheme.local Postie, Podger Byrnes, comes up with a plan to hijack a consignment of Viagra, and sell it on the open market in Amsterdam, his friends are desperate enough to try it.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderLiam CunninghamStuart GrahamIrish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.The last six weeks of the life of the Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands.
- DirectorAnthony ByrneStarsJoss AcklandHayley AtwellOrla BradyA young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.A feel good film where a nordy girl teaches some old farts to enjoy life again, while the residents of the old folks home she works in have valuable lessons in life to pass on, well they would have seeing there about 1000years old.
