Crippled musician joins murder circus. Irish gothic fever dream you can't unsee.
A young musician with a tragic past is crippled in a car accident and given a chance at redemption when he is recruited by a violent, avant-garde circus.
Acting
Dara Devaney's physical transformation from musician to broken puppet.
Cinematography
Connemara landscapes that swallow characters whole.
Score
Traditional sean-nós singing twisted into something demonic.
Director
Dathaí Keane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film draws from 'stray sod' folklore—Irish fairy magic that disorients travelers, explaining the endless roads Micí cannot escape.
Director Dathaí Keane cast actual Traveller circus performers; Ned Dennehy learned basic wire-walking for the role.
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