PREVIEW: Redemption of a Rogue (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Aaron Monaghan (’71), Aisling O’Mara (Rosie), Kieran Roche (film debut), Pat McCabe (Breakfast on Pluto), Hugh O’Brien (The Run of the Country), Liz Fitzgibbon (Herself), Lorna Quinn (Dare to Be Wild), Charlie Bonner (Bloom), Kevin McGahern (The Bright Side), Paul Marron (Keys to the City), Tiernan Kearns (film debut), Jessica Curran (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Philip Doherty (film debut), director, writer; Emma Foley (film debut) and Tamryn Reinecke (film debut), producers; Robbie Perry (film debut), composer; Burschi Wojnar (Harry, Hamlet and I), cinematographer; Allyn Quigley (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jimmy Cullen (Monaghan) returns to his hometown where he embarks on an outlandish journey to rid himself of the guilt and shame for his troubled past…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This pitch-black Irish comedy follows a redemptive arc for its lead character, which unfolds in surprising and often humorous fashion.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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