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Between the Canals

  • 2011
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Between the Canals (2011)
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Follows three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City as they each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.Follows three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City as they each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.Follows three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City as they each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.

  • Director
    • Mark O'Connor
  • Writer
    • Mark O'Connor
  • Stars
    • Dan Hyland
    • Peter Coonan
    • Stephen Jones
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Mark O'Connor
    • Writer
      • Mark O'Connor
    • Stars
      • Dan Hyland
      • Peter Coonan
      • Stephen Jones
    • 11User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Dan Hyland
    • Liam Mulligan
    Peter Coonan
    Peter Coonan
    • Dave Fennell - Dots
    Stephen Jones
    Stephen Jones
    • Scratcher
    Anne Marie Martin
    • Gemma
    Damien Dempsey
    • Paul Chambers
    Kenneth Meehan
    • Foot and Mouth
    Lolo Byrne
    • Tracey
    Mary O'Toole
    • Kitty
    Bridget Fennel
    • Grandmother
    Nathan Barrett
    • Jellybean
    Mick Foran
    • Jim Gannon
    Robbie Walsh
    Robbie Walsh
    • Robbie Doyle
    Albert Maher
    • Big Al
    Stephen Clinch
    Stephen Clinch
    • Limbo
    • (as Stephen Cinch)
    Anthony O'Toole
    • Chambers' Man
    Kirsty Meehan
    • Paige
    Yomi Ogunyemi
    • Philip
    Michael Yare
    Michael Yare
    • Ade
    • (as Yare Michael Jegbefume)
    • Director
      • Mark O'Connor
    • Writer
      • Mark O'Connor
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    5rochfordsimon

    Cringey and no plot, but a decent film.

    This is Barry Keoghan's first film and Peter Coogans early days. Hes the staple of the film. Bad acting overall, but lots of the cast were not actors and inner city locals. So I assume director was going for realism.

    Its basically a day in the life of several Dublin north inner city scumbags. Messy story but most of the dialogue is genuine of the characters.
    10david-booth3

    An excellent film

    The characters were established early in the film and the acting, I thought, was superb, a few of the young children were clearly aware of the camera, but the acting was a million miles from wooden. Some of the devices and sub plots from TV shows like The Wire are kind of inevitable when the movie is dealing with a similar sub-culture. Although I am an English speaker who is fairly used to Irish accents, I found, not the accent, but the vocabulary and expressions of the protagonists quite hard to follow.

    The story was well written and although it had a limited narrative,it was, almost like a documentary, able to describe the community quickly and the main players were put into context simply by showing authority and deference,a nice touch. There is an inevitability about this type of tale and most of tension comes from waiting to see how and who is responsible for the denouement. I will have to watch it a few more times to follow the dialogue but as I love Irish films, for me, it will be an investment worth making.
    1brendan-docherty-546-335272

    Terrible

    I Love Irish films and TV shows but my good this is awful, the acting is so bad Fair City looks like the Sopranos and the Script has no meaning, I am sorry but that is 88mins of my life i will never get back. I would love to say something positive maybe Peter Coonan (Fran in Love/Hate) is not the worst and plays a really bad role quiet well. sorry guys just not worth watching. with the success of love/hate its a good subject idea but i just think the Script is very weak, the acting is so below par its cringe to watch it has not context and really no plot at all. Hopefully who ever the director was he can try again and come up with a successful movie but i am sorry to say this is a complete flop.
    8motivator52

    Watch this film

    Well i've been a big contributor to the IMDb forum for a few years now and finally i get to comment on a film directed by my brother Mark.

    I may be a little biased but Mark has done a great job here, it's very gritty and realistic - it makes the commercial 'gangster' films like the general and intermission seem real artificial because you can tell with those films that they are actors.

    Mark used almost all non-actors who lived in those areas of the inner city we rarely see on the big screen. Mark's film entered the IFI cinema in Dublin two days ago and it will run for another 5 days.

    It will then be decided if it moves to the multiplexes. Check it out, it's great.
    8jimlawlor100

    A gift to watch

    As a Dubliner living away from home now for over 20 years, it is a great joy to watch such a realistic film of what its really like living in inner city Dublin and what the people are like with all the Irish talk, great characters.

    To the director and others involved in the movie I say well done and thanks for this gift. Foreigners wont get it and Irish living at home wont appreciate its realism as they are used to it. Only when you leave home, and miss it, can you appreciate just how great this film is. It had me laughing many times and would recommend it to anyone that wants to see real Dublin

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      Mark O'Connor's first feature film.
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    • Release date
      • March 18, 2011 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • Ireland
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Sherriff Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production company
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
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      • €100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,809
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      • 1h 14m(74 min)
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