He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun
Acting
David Thewlis commits to drunken disaster with tragicomic precision
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it cuts through the convoluted political conspiracy
Direction
Caffrey balances farce and genuine tension surprisingly well
Director
David Caffrey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Thewlis filmed this between The Big Lebowski and Harry Potter, making it his most invisible leading role.
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement backdrop makes this a bizarre time capsule of hope and cynicism colliding.
IE
GB
