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WELCOME
The British & Irish Film Season (BIFS) continues to evolve: both 2013 and 2014
saw increases in attendance of circa 60%. This year we are planning even higher and have included more films and are welcoming more Special Guests to
share their experiences with the festival and the cinema-going public.
With the continued support of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and
the Galway Film Fleadh, we have been able to preview many new independent
film productions from Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man,
and include them in this year’s programme. In addition, we are delighted to include two films from last year’s festivals which are only now available to us:
Shooting for Socrates about the Northern Ireland football team qualifying for
the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, and Set Fire to the Stars, a drama in B&W following Welsh poet Dylan
Thomas on a literary tour of the US. Both were mentioned in last year’s programme and will have been
well worth the wait!
This year’s line-up features films addressing ecological issues – Scottish Mussel – as well as philanthropy and peace - Andrew Carnegie; Rags to Riches, Power to Peace – both with powerful underlying messages. And then there are the other two documentaries, Generate the State which tells the
astonishing story of Ireland investing in a substantial project on sustainable energy back in the 1920s,
and the humility of A Doctor’s Sword – both screened in a Documentary Double Bill.
At different ends of the spectrum there are comedies including Man Up, Absolutely Anything, Black
Mountain Poets and You’re Ugly Too, and serious dramas including 45 Years starring Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Bruhl in The Face of an Angel, and Pursuit with Brendan Gleeson, continuing the literary
trait from above with a contemporary take on the Irish legend of Diarmuid and Grainne.
Two of this year’s films go further afield, both pushing the boundaries, with Strangerland set in Australia featuring the disappearance of two children and starring Nicole Kidman, and An Klondike, an
Irish-language western. With Colin Farrell in The Lobster and a new star continually on the rise, Jack
Reynor, in A Royal Night Out, there are plenty of top box office draws too!
And this year we are including two Luxembourg co-productions, an animated film for the first time, a
Luxembourg co-production, Two by Two (Ooops Noah is Gone!) to encourage younger children and
families to attend, and Standby, a comedy drama set in Dublin.
Actors featuring in more than one film in this year’s BIFS line-up include Kate Beckinsale, Barry Ward
and Simon Pegg, allowing the audiences see them in multiple scenarios…
All in all, this year’s line-up allows us to view the most recent film releases from Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man, with settings from Dublin, London, Glasgow and mountains in Wales,
to Australia and Canada…
I do hope you share my enthusiasm and excitement at this year’s BIFS line-up and look forward to
seeing you at one or more of the screenings and participate in the Q&A sessions!
Enjoy!
Geoff THOMSPON – Organiser of the British & Irish Film Season, for G-Media sarl.
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PROGRAMMES
Educational Outreach Programme
Following the success of the Young Journalist Competition held in both 2013 and
2014, this will be held again this year. In addition, two films are included in this year’s
programme with a particular eye on younger audiences. Firstly, the animated
adventure Two by Two (Ooops Noah is Gone!) is fun for all ages and is being screened early on a Sunday afternoon. Secondly, Shooting for Socrates is the film reserved for the Closing Screening – set amid The Troubles this powerful drama follows the
fortunes of the Northern Ireland football team as they qualify for, and ultimately play at,
the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, a story of unity.
Shooting Stars Programme
The BIFS screens films from predominately independent productions companies. While
many feature established cast and crew, some films see actors in the first roles, or directors, screenwriters or even producers in these roles for the first time (including student films), taking their first steps in their film careers – these we call Shooting Stars.
This year we will see young Lauren Kinsella in You’re Ugly Too, as well as Talulah Riley
behind the camera for the first time in Scottish Mussel – audiences will know her from
acting in films such as Pride & Prejudice, Inception, The Boat That Rocked and St Trinian’s 2.
Shorts Programme
Last year’s BIFS screening shorts before many of the feature films proved to be a real
hit with Luxembourg audiences, so we have compiled a new catalogue of short films for
this year. This gives BIFS audiences an opportunity to see short films without attending
a special shorts screening and also gives many, normally young, film makers with another outlet for their craft.
Documentary Day
BIFS 2015 includes no less than three documentaries, with two from Ireland being screened together in a Documentary Double Bill. With a combined length of 120 minutes, the
duration is similar to that of many features nowadays. Apart from their individual storylines, Generate the State and A Doctor’s Sword reveal deeper issues about society, with
the first concerning the foresight for a substantial investment in a sustainable energy
plant in the 1920s, and the second concerning humanity through the horror of WWII.
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YOUNG JOURNALIST COMPETITION
Following the great success of the Young Journalist Competition at BIFS 2013 and BIFS
2014, the initiative is being continued this year. This is a fantastic opportunity for English
language students to apply classroom theory in a practical and fun way, while at the
same time enjoying the best of British & Irish cinema.
Any student of English may enter and there will be a number of prizes for different categories. Participants may write and submit a review of any film screened during the BIFS
2015 programme up to and including Tuesday 29 September 2015. Reviews should be
400 maximum in length and be on one A4 sheet, in either MS Word or PDF format.
Participants can send their reviews to the BIFS team ([email protected]), clearly
marked “BIFS Young Journalist Competition” by midnight on Tuesday 29 September,
and including the entrant’s name, age, educational establishment, email address, mobile
phone number and category (see list below).
The winners will be invited to attend the Awards Ceremony prior to the Closing Screening on Friday 2 October 2015.
Prize Categories
(a) Secondary school pupils
(English mother-tongue)
(c) University students
(Film Studies & English Literature)
(b) Secondary school pupils
(non-English mother-tongue)
(d) Language school students
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AUDIENCE AWARD
Critics’ Award
This year, BIFS will see a new award, the Critics’ Award, voted for by Luxembourg film
critics, members of the Association Luxembourgeoise de la Presse Cinématographique
(ALPC). All films in the programme, excluding that at the Closing Screening, will be eligible.
Audience Award
The Audience Award, as in previous years, is an opportunity for the cinema-going public
to be directly involved in the event. As with the Critics’ Award, all films in the programme,
excluding that at the Closing Screening, will be eligible. Those attending each screening
may vote on that film, with the most popular (winning) film announced at the Closing
Screening on Friday 2 October 2015.
Audience Prize
One of the voting slips used in the Audience Award above will be drawn after the penultimate screening, with the winner invited to attend the BIFS Awards held prior to the
Closing Screening on 2 October, at which he/she will be presented with a Luxair voucher
for 2 return flights to London/Dublin*.
* If the winner is unable to attend the Awards and Closing Screening in person, another
winner will be drawn.
Social Media & Competition
BIFS 2015 will be active throughout the festival on social media, specifically Facebook
(«British and Irish Film Season») and Twitter (@LuxBIFS, #LuxBIFS2015), so start liking,
following, tweeting, tagging, sharing and more!
This year we will be running a Photo Competition. All you have to do is post or tweet your
photos from the film season with the hashtag #LuxBIFS2015. Professional or whacky, we
want to to see them all! The best photo that sums up your BIFS 2015 experience wins tickets
to the Closing Screening on 2 October!
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PEOPLE
Special Guests
One of the main reasons for the continued increase year-on-year of audience numbers in
BIFS has been Special Guests (actors, directors, producers and script-writers) attending
the screenings of their films and participating in post-screening Q&A sessions, some
in person and some via Skype, both substantially increasing the audience’s cinematic
experience.
This year, BIFS 2015 will welcome a larger number of industry professionals in person /
via Skype, with Special Guests participating almost daily. At the time of going to print,
these are not yet all confirmed, but the organisers are expecting these to include the
following films: A Doctor’s Sword; Almost Anything; An Klondike; Andrew Carnegie;
Rags to Riches, Power to Peace; Black Mountain Poets; Generate the State, Pursuit;
Scottish Mussel; Shooting for Socrates; Standby, Two by Two.
Industry Masterclass / Workshop
BIFS 2015 will see an Industry Masterclass in the form of a Writing Workshop
on Wednesday 23 September. This event is open to those working in the film
production industry in Luxembourg as well as members of the public attending
that evening’s screening.
In conjunction with Film Fund Luxembourg, this event will feature a panel of
writers from different genres discussing their approaches to writing, creativity
and what inspires them, as well as case studies.
Volunteers
The British & Irish Film Season 2015 would not be possible without the
sterling work of a group of volunteers, both in the lead-up to, as well as throughout
the festival itself. Anyone interested in volunteering at screenings should contact
the organisers at [email protected] with “Volunteers” in the subject line.
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SHORT Films
Continuing on from 2014, the BIFS 2015 will include a number of short films
to be screened prior to the main features. These will include, for example, The
Weather Report by Paul Murphy and starring Edward MacLiam, and Bridge to
Kindness starring Chloe Gibson.
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PROGRAMME
Mon
21/9
Film
Note
45 Years
Luxembourg Premier
A Doctor's Sword
Luxembourg Premier
Tue
22/9
Wed
23/9
Thu
24/9
Fri
25/9
Sat
26/9
16:30
#3
19:00
#2
A Royal Night Out
Private screening
Absolutely Anything
Luxembourg Premier
An Klondike
Luxembourg Premier
Andrew Carnegie; Rags to Riches...
Luxembourg Premier
Black Mountain Poets
Luxembourg Premier
Generate the State
Luxembourg Premier
Man Up
2nd screening
Pursuit
Luxembourg Premier
Scottish Mussel
Luxembourg Premier
Set Fire to the Stars
Luxembourg Premier
Shooting for Socrates
Luxembourg Premier
Standby
Luxembourg Premier
Strangerland
Luxembourg Premier
The Face of an Angel
Luxembourg Premier
The Lobster
Luxembourg Premier
Two by Two (Oops! Noah is Gone…)
Luxembourg Premier(in EN)
You're Ugly Too
Luxembourg Premier
21:30
#3
16:30
#3
21:30
#2
20:30
#1
19:00
#2
21:30
#3
19:00
#3
19:00
#3
14:00
#2
19:00
#3
OPENING
18.00
#1
WRITING MASTERCLASS / WORKSHOP
Season Special
Any 5 films for € 25.00 online at
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VENUES :
■ Utopolis-Kirchberg :
45 avenue J.F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg-Kirchberg
■ Ciné-Utopia :
Screenings Rooms (#n)
Sun
27/9
16 avenue de la Faiencerie
L-1510 Luxembourg-Limpertsberg
While every effort has been made to
confirm specific screening rooms in
advance, these are subject to change
■ Cinémathèque :
17 place du Théatre
L-2613 Luxembourg-ville
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PROGRAMME
Film
Note
45 Years
Drama (95 mins)
A Doctor's Sword
Documentary (70 mins)
A Royal Night Out
Drama (97 mins)
Absolutely Anything
Comedy Sci-fi (85 mins)
An Klondike
Drama / Western (110 mins) in IR / EN
Andrew Carnegie; Rags to Riches...
Documentary (59 mins)
Black Mountain Poets
Comedy Drama (90 mins)
Generate the State
Documentary (50 mins)
Man Up
Romantic Comedy (88 mins)
Pursuit
Comedy Thiller (95 mins)
Scottish Mussel
Comedy Drama (93 mins)
Set Fire to the Stars
Drama (97 mins) in B/W
Shooting for Socrates
Drama (91 mins)
Standby
Comedy Drama (90 mins)
Strangerland
Thriller (112 mins)
The Face of an Angel
Drama (101 mins) in EN / IT
The Lobster
Comedy Sci-fi (118 mins)
Two by Two (Oops! Noah is Gone…)
Animated Adventure (87 mins)
You're Ugly Too
Comedy Drama (81 mins)
Mon
28/9
Tue
29/9
Wed
30/9
Thu
1/10
21:30
#2
Fri
2/10
21:30
#2
19:30
#3
19:00
#3
19:00
#1
19:00
#3
21:30
#2
20:30
#1
19:00
#1
AWARDS / CLOSING
Groups / Special Outings
For clubs, associations and
companies wishing to attend as a
group (20 or more), please contact
the organisers (tel: 661-250007
or email: [email protected]) to
block-book tickets in order to avoid
disappointment on the evening.
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45 Years (EN)
Director : Andrew Haigh
Starring : Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay
Genre : Drama - Duration: 95 mins
Synopsis : An engaging, delicate and thoughtful drama featuring a
couple about to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary in 5 days’
time. The arrival of a letter threatens to destroy the happy union. Based
on a short story. At this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival,
the film won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film,
with Charlotte Rampling sharing the Best Performance Award.
A Doctor’s Sword (IR)
Director : Gary Lennon
Starring : n/a
Genre : Documentary Duration: 70 mins
Synopsis : Dr. Aidan MacCarthy stands as one of the most incredible
survivors of WorldWar II. He survived Dunkirk and the fall of Singapore; he spent four years as a POW in Japan and was just a few hundred metres from an atomic bomb falling. From the ashes of Nagasaki
he was given an ancestral sword by a Japanese officer but its provenance was shrouded in mystery. Going to Japan, Aidan’s daughter Niki
discovers much more about her father and his remarkable story and
the war from both the Allied and Japanese sides. Recreated through
animation this is a story of survival, forgiveness and how humanity
can scale the highest heights.
A Royal Night Out (EN / SE)
Director : Julian Jarrold
Starring : Jack Reynor, Sarah Gadon, Emily Watson
Genre : Drama - Duration: 97 mins
Synopsis : On Victory in Europe Day in 1945, as peace extends across
Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out from Buckingham Palace to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement,
danger and the first flutters of romance.
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Absolutely Anything (EN / US)
Director : Terry Jones
Starring : Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, Robin Williams, John Cleese,
Eddie Izzard, Johanna Lumley, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Genre : Comedy Sci-fi - Duration: 85 mins
Synopsis : A group of eccentric aliens, who travel from planet to planet
to see what kind of species inhabit them, come to Earth. If the inhabitants are, according to their standards, decent, then they are welcomed as friends; if not, the planet is destroyed. To find out they choose
one inhabitant and give that person the power to do whatever he/she
wants. On Earth, they choose Neil Clarke, a special needs teacher. He
is constantly being berated by the headmaster and is attracted to his
neighbour, Catherine, but doesn’t have the guts to approach her. But
now he can do anything he wants, but has to be careful...
An Klondike (IR / EN with EN sub-titles)
Director : Dathaí Keane
Starring : Owen McDonnell, Julian Black Antelope, Dara Devaney
Genre : Drama / Western - Duration: 110 mins
Synopsis : Set against the backdrop of the Alaskan Gold Rush of the
1890s, An Klondike is an exciting new drama that tells the story of the
Connolly brothers from Rosmuc, Galway. While in Montana, they encounter someone the family knows who has struck it rich in the Yukon.
They follow their dream and make their way towards the Klondike river
where they encounter a seemingly lawless town complete with saloon.
While the brothers begin making money, it triggers tension and the
brothers’ characters start to diverge, helped by an unscrupulous local.
A Co Galway mine was transformed into the set for the shoot.
Andrew Carnegie; Rags to Riches, Power to Peace (SC)
Director : Vicky Matthews
Starring : n/a
Genre : Documentary - Duration: 59 mins
Synopsis : A frank account of the life of Andrew Carnegie, a poor Scottish immigrant who made his fortune in the steel industry in the US,
becoming the richest man in the world in the process, before giving it
all away on philanthropic activities and peace initiatives. The film also
examines how Carnegie’s steel empire changed America and his forgotten attempt to bring about peace in the run up to the First World
War.
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Black Mountain Poets (WA)
Director : Jamie Adams
Starring : Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells, Tom Cullen
Genre : Comedy Drama - Duration: 90 mins
Synopsis A hilarious comedy featuring two young women down on
their luck who grasp an opportunity presented to them, meaning that
they impersonate two respected freestyle poets on a poetry retreat in
the Welsh mountains. While there the two anti-heroines both fall for
the smouldering charms of Richard (Tom Cullen from ‘Downton Abbey’) and dig deeper holes for themselves. However, they do learn important life lessons and one of them discovers her inner muse.
Generate the State (IR / EN with EN sub-titles)
Director : Johnny Gogan
Starring : n/a
Genre : Documentary - Duration: 50 mins
Synopsis : The building of the Shannon Scheme (1925-29) around the
Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power plant was based on 100% renewable
energy and revolutionised electricity production and supply in Ireland.
Created in the shadow of the Civil War and amid chronic shortages of
food and money, this massive undertaking generated more than electricity. There was controversy, strikes and art. Using contemporary cinema, the impressive Siemens photographic collection and Seán Keating’s series of paintings of the work in progress, the director Johnny
Gogan creates a rich picture of how the State dared to dream of a better
future for its people in a time of crisis.
Man Up (EN/FR)
Director : Ben Palmer
Starring : Simon Pegg, Rory Kinnear, Lake Bell
Genre : Romantic Comedy - Duration: 88 mins
Synopsis : A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, frustrated by the endless blind dates set up by her friends, travels across London to toast
another 10 years of her parent’s successful happy magical marriage.
She runs into a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his
24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go along with it, happens to
hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither
of them will ever forget. A romantic comedy about taking chances, finding about being yourself, making decisions and rolling with the consequences.
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Pursuit (IR)
Director : Paul Mercier
Starring : Ruth Bradley, Barry Ward, Brendan Gleeson, Owen Roe, Liam
Cunningham
Genre : Comedy Thiller - Duration: 95 mins
Synopsis : Once upon a time, there was a princess who sang in the forest until she could sing no more. Her father was a king who was feared
but never loved. And it made him angry. For it was Fionn, his appointed
chief, who won the hearts of the people. It was Fionn who protected
them from their enemies. It was he who roamed the forests, the mountains and the seas. And wherever Fionn went, he was never without his
trusted warrior, Diarmuid…”. Paul Mercier’s modern take on the legend
of Diarmuid and Gráinne makes for a contemporary myth about the
pursuit of power, class, love and the chance to start again. The film features an exciting ensemble of Irish actors.
Scottish Mussel (SC)
Director : Talulah Riley
Starring : Talulah Riley, Martin Compston, Harry Enfield
Genre : Comedy Drama - Duration: 93 mins
Synopsis : A hilarious Scottish comedy which sees a chancer from
Glasgow try his hand at poaching rare mussels from highland rivers
until he falls for an environmentalist who is doing everything she can
to stop poachers from destroying the stocks. A comedy with an Eco
message about protecting the environment.
Set Fire to the Stars (WA) in B/W
Director : Andy Goddard
Starring : Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Kelly Reilly
Genre : Drama - Duration: 97 mins
Synopsis : Set in 1950s New York, an aspiring poet invites his hero, the
highly acclaimed and infamous Dylan Thomas, across the Atlantic for a
series of poetry readings. Ignoring rumours of Thomas’ frivolities back
home, he has his hands full when the poet arrives. Desperate to get his
watchful university chaplains off his back, Brinnan takes Thomas to his
family retreat in the woods of Connecticut. But even in the middle of
nowhere, the resourceful and cantankerous Thomas finds an audience
for his art, passion, love and aggression... A truly powerful performance
from Celyn Jones who co-wrote the screenplay and who starred in the
2014 BIFS film Castles in the Sky.
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Shooting for Socrates
(NI)
Director : James Erskine
Starring : John Hannah, Barry Ward, Conleth Hill, Ciarán McMenamin
Genre : Drama - Duration: 91 mins
Synopsis: Set around the Northern Ireland football team’s qualification and
play at Mexico World Cup in 1986, set with the Troubles as a backdrop. 9 year
old Tommy, nonchalantly dribbles a ball through the troubled streets of Belfast duirng rioting. Whilst politicians argue over the peace process, there’s only
one thing on young Tommy’s football-mad mind - the forthcoming World Cup,
where tiny Northern Ireland will take on the mighty Brazil in the biggest game
of their lives. On the football field, eccentric Northern Ireland coach Billy Bingham (they call him Mr FIFA - «a fee for this and a fee for that») must plug
together a bunch of misfits and third division players.
Standby
(IR/LU)
Director : Rob Burke, Ronan Burke
Starring : Brian Gleeson, Jessica Paré, Stanley Townsend
Genre : Comedy Drama - Duration: 90 mins
Synopsis : Alice is stuck in Dublin airport on standby for a flight home to New
York. She meets Alan, down on his luck but who works at the airport. They
had a summer romance eight years previously with Alan promising to return to the US one day. He never did, and they haven’t spoken since. Seizing
his chance, Alan convinces a reluctant Alice to stay one more night in Dublin.
Over the course of an unforgettable evening, they may just realise that they
are more compatible than ever. But time is running out on this brief encounter.
When does an unexpected second chance become the one you’ve always been
looking for?
Strangerland (IR/AU)
Director : Kim Farrant Starring : Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Joseph Fiennes
Genre : Thriller - Duration: 112 mins
Synopsis : Soon after the Parkers move to the remote desert town of Nathgari
in Australia, the teenage children of Catherine and Matthew mysteriously disappear. With the town eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by a local policeman. The children’s chances of survival plummet with each passing day and both parents find themselves pushed
to the brink. Were they taken? Did they leave of their own volition? These are
some of the questions the townsfolk and the audience start to ask themselves.
You will scarcely recognise Nicole Kidman...
The Face of an Angel
(EN / IT / ES) in EN & IT
Director : Michael Winterbottom
Starring : Cara Delevingne, Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Brühl
Genre : Drama - Duration: 101 mins
Synopsis : The film tells the story of a journalist and a filmmaker as they lose
themselves in a notorious murder case they are covering. Based on true events,
a riveting account of the controversial case of an American student accused of
murder in Italy. The journalist attempts an investigation into the truth behind
the murder...
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The Lobster
(IR / EN / FR / NL / GR)
Director : Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring : Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman
Genre : Comedy Sci-fi - Duration: 118 mins
Synopsis : A surreal comedic love story set in a dystopian near future where
single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are
obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days; if they fail, they are transformed
into an animal and released into the woods. Colin Farrell plays a recently divorced architect risks being transformed into a lobster. As his days start running out, he decides to feign common interest with a heartless woman (Rachel
Weisz) in order to escape his fate. But can he pull it off? The film won the Jury
Prize at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Two by Two (Oops! Noah is Gone…)
(IR / LU / DE / BE / US)
Director : Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack
Starring : voices of Dermot Magennis, Callum Maloney, Tara Flynn
Genre : Animated Adventure - Duration: 87 mins
Synopsis : It’s the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and
his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all
animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren’t allowed. Sneaking on board with
the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think
they’re safe. Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle
to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a
mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark
around and save their kids. It’s definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
You’re Ugly Too
(IR)
Director : Mark Noonan
Starring : Aidan Gillen, Lauren Kinsella, Jesse Morris
Genre : Comedy Drama - Duration: 81 mins
Synopsis : Will is released from prison on compassionate leave to care for his
niece Stacey after the death of her mother. As they both head into the sleepy
Irish midlands and attempt to be a family, they suffer a series of setbacks; Stacey is refused admission to the local school because of her recently developed
narcolepsy; Will repeatedly comes close to breaking his prison-ordered curfew;
and his attempts at being a father figure to her prove disastrous… As their future hangs in the balance, they must search for a new way forward together.
The two leads emit great chemistry! Similarities with the 2011 German film Kokowääh.
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