Nostalgie

2025 0h 19m EN

Drama

Synopsis

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A 1980s popstar receives a surprising invitation to perform, pulling him out of musical retirement and into a moral dilemma.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aidan Gillen
Drew
Jessica Reynolds
Delphine
Sean Kearns
Marty
Michael Smiley
Jimmy
Seamus O'Hara
Steak
Pat Lynch
Raymond 'The Brigadier'
Ciaran Flynn
Young Drew

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kathryn Ferguson
Writers: Stacey Gregg, Wendy Erskine
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kathryn Ferguson, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Smith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mick Mahon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Aidan Gillen and Jessica Reynolds and Sean Kearns carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38119159 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kathryn Ferguson directs. Robbie Ryan behind the camera. Dan Smith scores. Mick Mahon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released last year.
3Directed by Kathryn Ferguson, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dan Smith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mick Mahon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aidan Gillen and Jessica Reynolds and Sean Kearns carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt38119159 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Original score: Dan Smith
Editing: Mick Mahon
Makeup / hair: David McAneaney
Runtime: 19 min · 0h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Nostalgie (2025)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-03-08
★ 7/10
One-hit-wonder merchant “Drew Lord Haig” (Aiden Gillen) is surprised to be invited to play at a gig in Belfast for a group of working folks celebrating their centenary. Centenary of what? Well he takes the ferry across and is soon met by a rather subdued crowd who remain fairly non-committal until he starts off with his rather downbeat B-side called “Nostalgie”. They go wild. They know all the words and they even demand a few encores. The word “demand” and the manner of their request sets his teeth a little on edge as he discovers just who these people are and of the significance of his throw-away dirge to something altogether more menacing, conflicting and suffice to say his sailing back home makes him realise that just because he wrote the tune with a certain message in mind, it doesn’t mean that is the message it will be remembered for - in that city, at any rate. Gillen works really quite well here as he manages to takes an audience through a mini-rollercoaster of emotions with this twenty minute feature. With little more than conversational dialogue, and only a little bit of humour, much is left to what we can see and interpret on our own as "Drew" comes to appreciate that his fee comes with strings that maybe aren’t so acceptable. Simple yet thoughtful, and worth a watch.

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