Upon discovering that their town is up for sale, crafty Irish villagers scheme to raise the money to prevent the buy-out. They hold a poetry contest with a tempting grand prize -- the deed to their local pub. But what could happen when a duplicitous American rapper emerges as the best poet around?
Acting
Eddie Griffin committing harder than this script deserves.
Production
Ireland standing in for itself, shockingly.
Director
John Eyres
Eddie Griffin
Jimmy McDevitt
Christopher Dunne
Michael O'Malley
Anna Friel
Maureen Duffy
Dudley Sutton
Pat Duffy
Kevin McNally
Lord Hailstock
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Tom Flannery
Mo'Nique
Pyscho
Tom Georgeson
Father Duffy
Tony Maudsley
Tony McNulty
James Bradshaw
Malachy McNulty
Philip Martin Brown
Danny
Angus Barnett
Milos O Shea
Marion O'Dwyer
Donna
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director John Eyres primarily worked in low-budget horror; this was his baffling comedy pivot.
Released during the Celtic Tiger collapse, its 'save the village' plot accidentally mirrored real Irish economic anxiety.
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