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The Graceless Age – The Ballad of John Murry

    • Director

      Sarah Share

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Nuala Cunningham,
      Aeschylus Poulos,
      John Galway.

      Writers:
      David Morton,
      Sarah Share.

    • Principal Cast

      John Murry

  • Category

    Documentary
    F-Rated
    Music

John Murry was on the cusp of greatness with his highly acclaimed album The Graceless Age (2013) when, addicted to heroin and creatively exhausted, he washed up on Irish shores a broken man. Now, he is ready to retrace his steps back into the dark heart of American life to face his difficult childhood, traumatic assault and resulting years of opioid addiction. Director Sarah Share (If I Should Fall From Grace) follows John’s journey from near death to redemption and a new zest for life and art through his outstanding music.

Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn

90 minutes, Ireland, 2023, Colour

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