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Director
Nick Kelly
Credits
Producer:Kate McColgan
Writer:Nick Kelly
Principal Cast
Dermot MurphyJacob McCarthyCharlie KellyPeter Coonan
Category
Feature
Drummer Gabriel (Dermot Murphy), recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is forced to curb his erratic behaviour when his therapist changes his medication and insists he join a special football team. When he meets goalkeeper Christopher (Jacob McCarthy), a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, a fraught relationship gradually develops into a firm friendship as each learns to respect the other’s foibles. Writer/director/composer Nick Kelly captures the mental health pitfalls of a rock’n’roll lifestyle with sharp insight, while his portrait of a young man with Asperger’s, drawn with affection and deep understanding, is perfectly observed. This uplifting and comedic feature début deservedly bagged the Best Irish First Feature Award at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh. Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn Awards Audience Award, Best Feature Film - Drama, Sedona International Film Festival 2019 Audience Award, Best Film, Würzburg International Filmweekend 2019 Grand Jury, Best Narrative Feature, Gasparilla International Film Festival 2019 Audience Award, Best Foreign Film, Newport Beach Film Festival 2018 Rising Star Award, Best Actor, Dermot Murphy, Naples International Film Festival 2018 Festival Jury Prize, Best Director, Breaking Down Barriers International Disability Film Festival 2018 Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award, Best Film, Cleveland International Film Festival 2018 Audience Prize, Festival Univerciné Britannique, 2018 Rising Star Award, Rising Star, Jacob McCarthy, Irish Film and Television Awards 2018 Best Feature Film, Irish Film Festival London 2017 Ros Hubbard Award For Acting, Jacob McCarthy, Irish Film Festival London 2017 Feature Film Award, Best First Irish Feature, Galway Film Fleadh 2017
92 minutes, Ireland, 2017, Colour
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:00, 15:50
DUNE: PART TWO (70MM) 19.00
KIDNAPPED 16:00, 20:20
PERFECT DAYS 13:15
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13:30, 18:30, 20:50
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 18:10
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11.00
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