An Irish Goodbye

2022 0h 23m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 81

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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In rural Northern Ireland, following the untimely death of their mother, a young man with Down syndrome and his estranged brother discover her unfulfilled bucket list.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Seamus O'Hara
Turlough
James Martin
Lorcan
Paddy Jenkins
Father O'Shea
Michelle Fairley
Grainne (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ross White
Writers: Tom Berkeley, Ross White
Languages: English
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ross White, shot by Narayan Van Maele. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Seamus O'Hara and James Martin and Paddy Jenkins carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14625872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ross White directs. Narayan Van Maele behind the camera. Stephen Dunne cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 4 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland.
4Directed by Ross White, shot by Narayan Van Maele. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Stephen Dunne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Seamus O'Hara and James Martin and Paddy Jenkins carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14625872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Narayan Van Maele
Editing: Stephen Dunne
Production design: Natasha Mudi
Makeup / hair: Stacey Browne
VFX supervisor: Luigi Russo
Sound: Fred Pearson
Stunt coordinator: Lemuel Black
Runtime: 23 min · 0h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: An Irish Goodbye (2022)

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CinemaSerf2023-02-11
★ 7/10
Paddy Jenkins ("Father O'Shea") acts well as the conduit here between two brothers who are unexpectedly reunited by the death of their mother. "Turlough" (Seamus O'Hara) has left Northern Ireland to work in Engand and when he returns, is set on selling the family home still lived in by his younger brother "Lorcan" who has Down Syndrome. As you'd expect, the humour here is dark ("is she still warm?") and the language quite ripe, but this has a wonderful honesty to it as the latter lad tries to work his way through a list of one hundred things their mum wanted to do before she died! There's some fun with an urn and some ti-chi, and they even go into space - well, sort of! Good fun with strong undercurrents of family, love and affection.
Peter McGinn2023-04-04
★ 8/10
This is a comedy-drama that is not only short but small, with just three characters and a voiceover. The two brothers grew on me quickly and the quirky priest was certainly no cliched character. The humor ranges from slapstick to subtle and back again. It contains a minor twist that I didn’t see coming but still was believable. It is worth 20+ minutes of your time, and how different to have the end credits take only a minute or less?!