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Director
Jack Thornton
Credits
Producer: Jack Thornton
Writers: Cahal McQuillan, Jack Thornton
Cinematographer: Blaine Sweeney
Principal Cast
Gordon Quigley, Laura Prendergast, Seán Óg Cairns.
Category
Feature
Facing job loss and a best friend’s emigration, Benny forms a ragtag Sunday league football team to cling to the past, sparking a messy romance with his lost-in-life housemate, Laura, only to confront heartbreak and fading hope on and off the pitch. Awards: + Audience Award, Louth International Film Festival 2025
93 minutes, Ireland, 2025, Colour
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