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Apocalypse Clown

    • Director

      George Kane

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Morgan Bushe,
      James Dean.

      Cinematographer:
      David Grennan.

      Writers:

      Demian Fox,
      George Kane,
      Shane O'Brien,
      James Walmsley.

    • Principal Cast

      David Earl,
      Natalie Palamides,
      Amy De Bhrún,
      Fionn Foley,
      Tadhg Murphy,
      Ivan Kaye.

  • Category

    Feature

A troupe of failed clowns and an intrepid reporter embark on a chaotic road trip of self-discovery after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy. When international clown master Jean DuCoque dies suddenly, Bobo (David Earl), a hobo clown who has hit rock bottom, Pepe (Fionn Foley), a talentless mime, and Funzo (Natalie Palamides), an inadvertently terrifying ‘street clown’, are thrown together at his funeral.

After a mass brawl with some vengeful human statues earns them a night in jail, the group emerges to find a country that has descended into apocalyptic mayhem. Lugging DuCoque’s stiffening corpse, the unlikely heroes escape with The Great Alphonso (Ivan Kaye), a pompous ex-TV celebrity and Jenny Malone (Amy De Bhrún), an ambitious journalist, and venture cross-country in Bobo’s jalopy in search of answers.

Notes by David O’Mahony

102 minutes, Ireland, 2023, Colour

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