PREVIEW: The Banshees of Inisherin (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Colin Farrell (The Batman), Brendan Gleeson (Calvary), Kerry Condon (Bad Samaritan), Barry Keoghan (Calm with Horses), Pat Shortt (Garage), Jon Kenny (Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie), Gary Lydon (The Guard), Sheila Flitton (The Northman), David Pearse (Boys from County Hell)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), director, writer, producer; Graham Broadbent (In Bruges) and Peter Czernin (Seven Psychopaths), producers; Carter Burwell (Fargo), composer; Ben Davis (Eternals), cinematographer; Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (Sound of Metal), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

On a remote island off the Irish coast, lifelong friends Pádraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) find themselves at odds when Colm abruptly puts an end to their friendship. Unwilling to accept the terms, Pádraic tries desperately to repair their relationship, until Colm offers a disturbing ultimatum that ends up escalating tensions even further, with shocking consequences for both of them…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Writer-director Martin McDonagh reunites with his In Bruges actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for this darkly funny Irish tale of broken friendships and petty acrimony.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (dir. David Frankel)

Miranda Priestly, the editor of Runway Magazine, seeks to navigate a modern fashion landscape…

Hokum (dir. Damian McCarthy)

An American writer encounters a terrifying evil at a remote hotel in Ireland…

Mother Mary (dir. David Lowery)

A pop star has an otherworldly reunion with her former costume designer…

Apex (dir. Baltasar Kormákur)

An adrenaline junkie crosses paths with a mysterious serial killer…

Michael (dir. Antoine Fuqua)

The early life and career of the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson…

Rose of Nevada (dir. Mark Jenkin)

A pair of fishermen find themselves on a time-travelling boat…

Exit 8 (dir. Genki Kawamura)

A lost subway passenger must navigate a mysterious and terrifying maze to escape…

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (dir. Lee Cronin)

A family is terrorised by their young daughter who’s possessed by an Egyptian demon…

Roommates (dir. Chandler Levack)

A college freshman gets into a heated rivalry with her roommate…

Balls Up (dir. Peter Farrelly)

A pair of marketing executives find themselves running for their lives in Brazil…

Optimized by Optimole