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Director
George Kane
Credits
Producers: Morgan Bushe, James Dean.
Cinematographer: David Grennan.
Writers: Demian Fox, George Kane, Shane O'Brien, James Walmsley.
Principal Cast
David Earl, Natalie Palamides, Amy De Bhrún, Fionn Foley, Tadhg Murphy, Ivan Kaye.
Category
Feature
A troupe of failed clowns and an intrepid reporter embark on a chaotic road trip of self-discovery after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy. When international clown master Jean DuCoque dies suddenly, Bobo (David Earl), a hobo clown who has hit rock bottom, Pepe (Fionn Foley), a talentless mime, and Funzo (Natalie Palamides), an inadvertently terrifying ‘street clown’, are thrown together at his funeral. After a mass brawl with some vengeful human statues earns them a night in jail, the group emerges to find a country that has descended into apocalyptic mayhem. Lugging DuCoque’s stiffening corpse, the unlikely heroes escape with The Great Alphonso (Ivan Kaye), a pompous ex-TV celebrity and Jenny Malone (Amy De Bhrún), an ambitious journalist, and venture cross-country in Bobo’s jalopy in search of answers. Notes by David O’Mahony
102 minutes, Ireland, 2023, 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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