"Love Eternal": Based on the Japanese novel In Love With The Dead, from acclaimed author Kei Oishi (Apartment 1303, The Last Supper), the film centres on an isolated and death-fixated young man who tries to make sense of the world, and his existence, in the only way he knows how...by getting closer to death.
"Screen Two" The Snapper (TV Episode 1993) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama
The Snapper (1993) - An unwed 20-year-old named Sharon Curly shakes up a working class Irish community when she becomes pregnant and refuses to name the father. Though full of quick wit and sarcastic banter, the dramedy has its touching, "family values" moments. Starring Colm Meaney and Tina Kellegher. via http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/the-top-ten-best-irish-movies-of-all-time-videos-141559763-237764571.html
"Kisses" (2008): Magical suburban fairytale following Dylan and Kylie, who escape their clashing families during Christmas and head to the city of Dublin, where they find a newfound freedom.// The casting of unknowns Kelly O’Neill and Shane Curry is a master stroke, as Lance Daly’s film expertly follows their journey of self-discovery into the city’s black heart.
In the Name of the Father (1993) ⭐ 8.1 | Biography, Crime, Drama
Lead by another brilliant Daniel Day-Lewis performance, In the Name of the Father (1993) depicts the true life story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the 1974 IRA's Guildford pub bombings which killed four off-duty British soldiers and a civilian. Director: Jim Sheridan Cast includes: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlehwaite.
"What Richard did " : Richard Karlsen is the golden-boy athlete, and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of Dublin south side teenagers. Everything is perfect for Richard until one drunken summer night he destroys it all, by viciously assaulting a romantic rival. The boy’s subsequent death from his injuries shatters the lives of Richard and the people closest to him. /// The film won the best Irish film of the year award and was the most commercially successful Irish film of 2012.
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