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"Sneaky bastard." Let 'em at it! Quiver Distribution has revealed the official US trailer for a comedy from Ireland called The Problem With People, which is a clever title for nowadays because almost everyone is thinking about the many problems with people. This premiered at a few film festivals in late 2023 and will open right away on VOD in the US starting in October this fall. Two distant cousins who've never met - one living in NYC, the other in the smallest town there is in Ireland - come together in Ireland to finally put an end to a generations-long family feud. It doesn't go well... The Problem With People, set in beautifully lush Irish countryside, is a heartwarming comedy about family, world peace... and sheep.

Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to The Problem with People, a comedy co-written, produced by and starring Paul Reiser (Stranger Things). Also starring Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Jane Levy (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) and Lucianne McEvoy (Red Eye), the film will be released in theaters on October 4th.

World premiering at last year’s Austin Film Festival, the film directed by Chris Cottam (A Christmas Number One) follows two distant cousins who’ve never met — one in NYC, the other in the smallest town there is in Ireland — who come together to finally put an end to a generations-long family feud… It doesn’t go well.

Reiser wrote the script with Wally Marzano-Lesnevich and produced alongside Max Brady and Cottam.

Said Reiser in a statement to Deadline, “This is the film I’ve wanted to make for years, and I am so proud of how it’s turned out.

Exclusive: Paul Reiser, Colm Meaney, Jane Levy, Lucianne McEvoy and Des Keough are set to star in indie pic The Problem With People. Reiser co-wrote the script with Wally Marzano-Lesnevich, with Chris Cottam directing. Reiser, Cottam and Max Brady are producing.

The film is a heart-warming comedy about two estranged cousins making amends for many generations of a family dispute. Production begins next week in Ireland.

The story follows Ciáran (Meaney), who lives in rural Ireland with his elderly and ailing father who, bemoaning the sorry state of the world and its never-ending conflicts, decides that if he can’t fix the world’s problems, he can at least try to fix his family. As his dying wish, he asks his son to reach out to the American side of the family and make peace. Not wanting to disappoint his father, Ciáran agrees and manages to locate one descendant on...