Twenty minutes of Gaelic chaos where failing an exam becomes an art form.
A look at exam day in a modern Irish school, where students try to pass their oral Irish language exams, even though they have little knowledge and less affection for the subject.
Acting
Sean McGinley's sweating desperation is uncomfortably real.
Writing
Mercier's script weaponizes awkward silence brilliantly.
Director
Paul Mercier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during peak 'Celtic Tiger' Ireland, the film captures a nation awkwardly negotiating pride in a language most couldn't actually use.
Paul Mercier founded Dublin's Passion Machine theatre company specifically to create work about 'the real Ireland'—this was his rare foray into film.
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