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Intermission

    • Director

      John Crowley

    • Credits

      Producers: Neil Jordan, Stephen Woolley, Alan Maloney

    • Principal Cast

      Colin Farrell, Kelly Macdonald, Colm Meaney

  • Category

    Feature

In a Dublin where everyone seems to know everyone else, John (Cillian Murphy) hatches a mad plan to undo his foolish breakup with girlfriend Deirdre (Kelly MacDonald). Working with the embittered Mick (Brían F. O’Byrne), who has lost his job after a spectacular bus crash, and hardened criminal Lehiff (Colin Farrell), John tries to rob the bank which Deirdre’s new boyfriend Sam works at. Meanwhile John’s best friend Oscar (David Wilmot) starts a relationship with Sam’s ex-wife (Deirdre O’Kane), and a policeman (Colm Meaney) with delusions of grandeur and a grudge against Lehiff stars in a TV documentary. Frenetically paced, Intermission’s characters cross paths in a labyrinthine plot that weaves seemingly disparate events into a complete whole. Despite being a fast-talking mix of sex and crime, moments of genuine emotion break through the consistently riotous plot.

Awards:
Best Irish Film at the 1st Irish Film and Television Awards 2003
Best Film Director at the 1st Irish Film and Television Awards 2003.
Best Supporting Actor (David Wilmot) at the 1st Irish Film and Television Awards 2003.
Best Script at the 1st Irish Film and Television Awards 2003.
Audience Award for Best First Feature at the 15th Galway Film Fleadh 2003.

105 minutes, Ireland/United Kingdom, 2003, Colour

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