Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

The Miracle

Neil Jordan, 97 minutes, 1991

An act of retrenchment after a difficult first foray into big-budget filmmaking, The Miracle sees Jordan move as close to the world of his short stories as his film career would ever take him with this intimate drama set on…

Mister John

Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy, 95 minutes, 2013

Gerry (Aidan Gillen) travels to Singapore where his estranged brother, a bar owner who has possibly been involved in nefarious activities, has died in a drowning accident. It emerges that Gerry is running away from his own problems at home,…

Moon Man

Stephan Schesch, Sarah Clara Weber, 92 minutes, 2012

A charming animation adapted from renowned illustrator Tomi Ungerer’s children’s book, Moon Man follows the man in the moon as he comes down to earth only to be hunted by an unscrupulous President convinced that the planet is being invaded.…

Moscow Never Sleeps

Johnny O'Reilly, 140 minutes, 2017

Diving headlong into the volatile intersections of contemporary Moscow and the intimate lives of five people, Moscow Never Sleepsis multi-narrative drama about the hidden bonds that connects us all. An entrepreneur whose business empire comes under siege by powerful bureaucrats,…

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

Dudi Appleton, 96 minutes, 2000

A bawdy comedy with an attention-grabbing concept, The Most Fertile Man in Ireland describes the adventures of Eamonn Manley (Kris Marshall), a shy Belfast boy who discovers he has the highest sperm count in Ireland. Quick to spot an opportunity,…

Muse

Jaume Balagueró, 107 minutes, 2017

Samuel Salomon, a literature professor, has been off work for almost a year after the tragic death of his girlfriend. He has been suffering from a recurring nightmare in which a woman is brutally murdered by a strange ritual. Suddenly,…

My Brothers

Paul Fraser, 90 minutes, 2010

A warm-hearted and rustic family drama, My Brothers sees distraught son Noel (Timmy Creed) cross Ireland in search of a replacement for his dying father’s watch, travelling with the help of his younger brothers Paudie (Paul Courtney) and Scwally (TJ…

My Left Foot

Jim Sheridan, 103 minutes, 1989

His first film as director, My Left Foot launched Jim Sheridan’s international career and launched Irish cinema onto the world stage with My Left Foot earning Academy Award victories for Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown and Brenda Fricker as Mrs Brown. The film also…

My Name is Emily

Simon Fitzmaurice, 94 minutes, 2015

In this fresh coming-of-age drama, super-smart but socially awkward Emily (Evanna Lynch) is concerned when she doesn’t receive a birthday card from her loving but absent father. When she hooks up with fellow outcast Arden (George Webster) at her new…

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