Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.
Acting
Meaney's quiet dignity vs. Morgan's desperate optimism
Direction
Darragh Byrne finds humanity in parking lots
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like Irish people talking
Director
Darragh Byrne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Colin Morgan learned basic Finnish for the sauna scene with Milka Ahlroth, though most was cut.
Released during Ireland's 2010 economic collapse, the film resonated with thousands of newly homeless Irish men Fred's age—Meaney reportedly had men approach him in tears.
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