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Six Shooter

    • Director

      Martin McDonagh

    • Credits

      Producers: Kenton Allen, Mia Bays. Writer: Martin McDonagh

    • Principal Cast

      Brendan Gleeson, Ruaidhrí Conroy, Aisling O'Sullivan, Domhnall Gleeson

  • Category

    Short

In his debut effort as a filmmaker, Martin McDonagh won an Academy Award for Best Short with this pitch-black comedy. Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly (Brendan Gleeson) meets the insane, foul-mouthed character identified only as the ‘Kid’ (Rúaidhrí Conroy) as he travels home on a train. Violence and death begins to haunt the train as the journey goes on, with McDonagh drawing savage humour from terrible situations.

Awards:
Best Short Film, Live Action at the 78th Academy Awards 2006.
Best Short Fiction Award at the 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards 2005.

27 minutes, Ireland/UK, 2004, Colour

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