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

 

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