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Director
John Michael McDonagh
Credits
Producers: Ed Guiney, Chris Clark, Andrew Lowe. Writer: John Michael McDonagh
Principal Cast
Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan
Category
Feature
Pulling the viewer into a surreal version of western Ireland built from black comedy and motifs pulled from Hollywood, The Guard sees rogue Garda Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) facing off against international drug smugglers looking to exploit the West’s isolation. Unconventional and abrasive, Boyle prefers to spend time with prostitutes or his dying mother than invest himself in FBI agent Wendell Everett’s (Don Cheadle) efforts to intercept the incoming landing of a half-billion dollar cocaine shipment. Rubbing by-the-book Everett the wrong way with his unlawful and often disinterested approach Boyle finds himself barred from the case even after the disappearance of his partner Aidan McBride (Rory Keenan) piques his interest. Writer/director John Michael McDonagh packs The Guard with film references and sly winks to the audience, whilst its erudite and talkative characters escalate from trading barbs to bullets in what became the highest grossing Irish film upon release in 2011.
96 minutes, Ireland, 2011, Colour
ANORA 15:30
BIRD 11:10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL – IFI FAMILY: SAUVAGES 11.00
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: AGATHA AND THE LIMITLESS READINGS 14.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: BEING MARIA 15.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: JIM’S STORY 17.30
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: MARCELLO MIO 19.50
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: SCÉNARIOS + EXPOSÉ DU FILM ANNONCE DU FILM ‘SCÉNARIO’ 12.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: SOULEYMANE’S STORY 13.00
HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR 13:40, 18:20
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE 16:20, 18:30
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT 20:10
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR 20:40
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