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Director
John Butler
Credits
Producer: Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole. Writers: John Butler, Peter McDonald
Principal Cast
Hugh O'Conor, Andrew Scott, Peter McDonald, Amy Huberman
Category
Feature
Stressed to breaking point by his upcoming wedding, determinedly anti-macho groom Fionnan (Hugh O’Conor) is taken on an unexpected and unwanted stag weekend by best man Davin (Andrew Scott). Harbouring secret feelings for Fionnan’s fiancée Ruth (Amy Huberman), Davin needs a break of his own, but plans for a quiet hike with close friends are shattered by the appearance of Ruth’s hyper-virile brother 'The Machine' (Peter McDonald).Unimpressed by a stag weekend without shots or topless dancers 'The Machine' takes the hike off the beaten track, encouraging the mild-mannered urbanites to connect with their wild side and face their problems and insecurities. With sharp comedy and fresh characters reflective of contemporary Ireland, The Stag plays with timely questions of depression, recession, and homophobia, offering wry observations about modern problems in the midst of a warm-hearted romp that favours good times over gloom.
94 minutes, Ireland, 2013, Colour
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MCGAHERN: SHORT STORIES (DOUBLE BILL) 13.20
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 11:00, 20:10
IFI & GAZE: UNMASCED: BEYOND THE AGGRESSIVES: 25 YEARS LATER 20.30
IFI & GAZE: UNMASCED: BUTCHES AND BOYS 18.15
IFI & GAZE: UNMASCED: OUTITUDE 13.30
IFI & GAZE: UNMASCED: SCANNÁIN SAPPHIC (IRISH LESBIAN SHORTS) 15.30
KIDNAPPED 14:30
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 16:10, 20:50
PERFECT DAYS 17:20
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11.30, 13.50, 18.30
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 11.20
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