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Filmes

Arracht
Fr. Joachin
Ireland, 1845 on the eve of The Great Hunger. Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a husband, takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier in the Napoleonic wars arrives just ahead of 'the blight,' a disease that eventually wipes out the country's potato crop, contributing to the death and displacement of millions. As the crops rot in the fields, Colmán, his brother and Patsy travel to the English Landlord's house to request a stay on rent increases that Colmán predicts will destroy his community. His request falls deaf ears and Patsy's subsequent actions set Colmán on a path that will take him to the edge of survival, and sanity. It is only upon encountering an abandoned young girl that Colmán's resolve is lifted. Just in time for the darkness of his past to pay another visit.
Cré na Cille
Brían Mór
Caitríona is dead and eagerly awaiting the death of her sister, Nell, so that the war between them in life can continue.
Café da Manhã em Plutão
Benny Feely
Irlanda, final da década de 1970. Deixado ainda bebê nas escadas de uma igreja, o travesti Patrick não abre mão de exercer sua identidade. Ao ir para Londres em busca da mãe, o rapaz se vê inadvertidamente envolvido em atividades do IRA.
Ella Encantada
Ogre No 2
Quando Ella nasceu, ganhou um insólito presente da sua fada-madrinha, Lucinda: o dom da obediência. Com isso, ela é obrigada a fazer tudo o que lhe mandam, sem ter como se recusar. Após o seu pai se casar novamente, a sua vida piora ainda mais. Após a madrasta e as filhas descobrirem tal característica, passam a explorá-la cada vez mais. Decidida a mudar de vida, Ella sai de casa e inicia uma viagem para reencontrar a sua fada-madrinha, pois só ela pode desfazer o feitiço. No caminho encontra o elfo Slannen, que decide acompanhá-la na viagem, e o Príncipe Char, por quem ela se apaixona.
Dead Bodies
Detective Gray
The return of a vengeful ex-girlfriend sets into motion a series of gruesome events for a hapless Irish bachelor in director Robert Quinn's grim black comedy. Tommy (Andrew Scott) had thought he had seen the last of Jean (Katy Davis) after their recent breakup, but when she returns to stake her claim on Tommy's apartment, the confrontation that ensues makes their previous quarrels look petty by comparison. After leaving the apartment in the head of the fight to cool his head and gather his thoughts, he returns only to find that Jean has died and enlists the aid of his friend Noel (Darren Healy) in ditching the body and ensuring that no one ever finds out what happened.
An Leabhar
An Cigire
Colm Mac Lára accidently stumbles upon a killing in a Parisian hotel and finds himself led into a dark underworld of professional assassins.
Sweety Barrett
Cannolly
Sweety Barrett is a giant of a man with the mind of a child. An easy target in a corrupt world, Sweety becomes embroiled in a smuggling operation unleashing a spiral of dangerous and unexpected events.
Nó na Garganta
Man on Tractor
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
Michael Collins: O Preço da Liberdade
Santry the Blacksmith
Em 1916, na Irlanda, Michael Collins é preso em virtude de participar de uma manifestação contra a presença inglesa em seu país. É neste período que ele passa a acreditar que a guerrilha poderá levar seus compatriotas ao fim de uma submissão ao governo inglês, que dura 700 anos. Assim é criado o Exército Republicano Irlandês, o IRA, conseguindo em 1921 realizar o primeiro acordo de paz com os ingleses, quando fundou a República da Irlanda do Norte. Mas a paz almejada foi apenas o início de um conflito entre Irlanda do Norte e Inglaterra, que permanece até os dias de hoje.
Reefer and the Model
Quayside Fisherman
Reefer and the Model is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford. It concerns Reefer, a former Irish Republican Army man who operates a ferry using an old trawler between the Galway coast and the Aran Islands; his friends Spider and Badger; and the pregnant Teresa ("the Model"), who has abandoned a life of drugs and prostitution in England. The group become involved in the armed robbery of a post office and are pursued by the Gardaí. The film premièred in Galway in August 1988. Reefer and the Model won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales. At the 1988 European Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Young Film, Carol Scanlan was nominated for Best Actress, and Ray McBride was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.