Poitín

Name: Poitín
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-11-28
Duration: 1 h 5 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Cyril Cusack, Donal McCann, Niall Toibin

1978
1h 5m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

148

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Drama

A poitín maker attempts to avoid the attentions of the Gardaí in Connemara in the west of Ireland.A poitín maker attempts to avoid the attentions of the Gardaí in Connemara in the west of Ireland.A poitín maker attempts to avoid the attentions of the Gardaí in Connemara in the west of Ireland.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

148

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
This was the first feature film made entirely in the Irish language.

Connections
Featured in Century of Cinema: Ourselves Alone? (1995)

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8/10

Still Stands Up as a Movie

After reading some of the caustic reaction to this movie from its debut in the 1970s, I had minimal expectations after ordering the DVD by mail order. But the film is actually quite good and authentic to a certain aspect of rural Irish life. Further, from a slow loping pace, it actually gets very tense and had me on the edge of my seat for the last portion of the movie. So it stands up as a thriller as well as a milestone for the Irish language.