Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: amanagerialjobin Dublin’s docks, two teenagechildren, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm’s emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old whodabbles in prostitution. Their sexual encounters and tentative friendship become Colm’s only solace – but this recklessness puts his family-life at risk.
2019 – 1h30 – Ireland, United Kingdom – English
Cast
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (The Infiltrator, The Cured, Avengers, The infinity War)
Tom Glynn-Carney (Dunkirk, Tolkien)
THE IRISH FILM & TELEVISION ACADEMY (IFTA) 2020
Best Screenplay & Best Actor (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor)
World Premiere – VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – Orizzonti, In Competition – 2019
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL – Journey Section – London, UK – 2019
BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – World – South Korea – 2019
THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL – Thessaloniki, Greece – 2019
GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL – International Competition – Göteborg, Sweden – 2019
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL – Glasgow, Scotland – 2020
VIRGIN MEDIA DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Dublin, Ireland – 2020
MELBOURNE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL – Melbourne, Australia – 2020
ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL – Online, Turkey – 2020
FIRE – MUESTRA INTERNATIONAL CINE GAY Y LESBICO – Online, Spain – 2020
TRANSILVANIA FILM FESTIVAL – Cluj, Romania – 2020
MOLODIST – Kiev, Ukraine – 2020
MELBOURNE FILM FESTIVAL – Online, Australia – 2020
FRAMELINE – San Francisco, USA – 2020
FEBIOFEST – Prague, Czech Republic – 2020