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5.9/10
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A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering father and son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire.A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering father and son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire.A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering father and son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Robert Strange
- Abhartach
- (as Robert Nairne)
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I have to say I am enjoying the Irish film industry and their treatment of horror/sci-fi. This film fits nicely into this mode. The film balances elements of seriousness, horror, comedy, and a particular sensibility that I can only assume is unique to the Irish culture. And it works nicely for me. As the government desires to have a new road put through a small village, the plans unearth an undead creature, leaving the town folk at its mercy. It's up to a small band of the construction crew to find out if they can stop the creature. Fun and engrossing film with just enough wit to keep it fun.
A slowish start but once it got going the Boys from County Hell was a fresh, fast paced and often hilarious take on the vampire genre. The setting is totally unglossy and characters are fleshed out well enough although there could have been a bit more for the secondary characters to do. Overall a very enjoyable and fun 90 minute film.
Very interesting take on the Bram Stoker legend. I enjoyed the film. It's not rocket science by any means but it's a decent story and a worthy watch for any vampire/dracula fans.
Enjoyed this film. Embodies northern Irish culture and comedy while being an entertaining horror movie at the same time.
Dark comedy horror from Ireland: unique, charming, funny, gory, refreshing, beautiful... this is a film which lacks a real identity but the comic parts managed to keep all the others together.
Few funny one-liners and witty dialogs were lifting the spirit during the 88 minutes, so it was out-right hilarious at times... then the vampire comes. The balance just wasn't right but I still enjoyed it. Immensely!
Few funny one-liners and witty dialogs were lifting the spirit during the 88 minutes, so it was out-right hilarious at times... then the vampire comes. The balance just wasn't right but I still enjoyed it. Immensely!
Did you know
- TriviaSome believe that Bram Stoker [1847 - 1912], who was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, was inspired to write Dracula based on an Irish legend of a vampire known as Abhartach. Stoker lived in Ireland around the same time as Patrick Weston Joyce [1827 - 1914] was sharing his tales of Abhartach. It is Abhartach, not Dracula, that is the vampire featured in this film.
- GoofsSP is wearing a blood drenched latex glove at about 40m in instead of bare hand.
- Quotes
Francie Moffat: Whose foot is that?
SP McCauley: Fuck this, I'm out!
- ConnectionsFeatures Hardy Hands (2010)
- SoundtracksJoyce Country Ceili Band
Written by Leo Moran, Davy Carton, Pearse Doherty
Performed by The Saw Doctors
Published by Copyright Control
Licensed courtesy of Shamtown Records
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Хлопці із сільського пекла
- Filming locations
- Northern Ireland(on location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $102,015
- Runtime
- 1h 28m(88 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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