A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.
Acting
Keoghan's debut at 20—feral, magnetic, already a star.
Direction
O'Connor shoots Dublin like a pressure cooker about to blow.
Writing
Dialogue so authentic you'll need subtitles and therapy.
Director
Mark O'Connor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for roughly €5,000, this was Keoghan's first screen role after being discovered at a Dublin boxing club.
Part of Ireland's 2010s 'recession cinema' boom—filmmakers using digital cameras and real locations to capture post-crash Dublin desperation.
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