IRISH MOVIES
On these early days of 2018 I was making a kind of mental retrospective of the Irish films I had seen in the cinema last year, I managed to watch 13 films! Even Ireland being so small it has a very interesting filmography that is worth checking out. So let's talk about each one of them and I invite you to watch them all. And if you want, please tell us what you think about them. And 5 of them are already on Netflix. Some productions are not necessarily from 2017, but we watched them last year. Several films are co-productions, but the script, director, actors, etc. are from the Emerald Isle.AMIZADES / FRIENDSHIPS
The Young Offenders - Two friends try to get some packets of drugs from a ship that sank. The entire production was filmed in Cork. It was very successful in theaters and now the RTE channel will have a series with the guys.Trailer
Handsome Devil - Two boys from a boarding school are forced to share the same room despite being totally different from each other. From there comes a beautiful friendship. Both The Young Offenders and this one are already available on Netflix.Trailer
Problemas Psicológicos / Psychological Problems
The Drummer and the Keeper - Two boys have to face their mental and psychological problems: one is bipolar and pyromaniac, and the other suffers from Asperger Syndrome. Their coexistence will hook you.Trailer
Sanctuary - This film takes the story of a group of adults suffering from various psychological problems, and they all go to spend an afternoon at a Galway cinema. Both films are delicate and always use a very respectful humour to deal with such delicate subjects.Trailer
CRIME
Carboard Gangsters - Here the theme is the underworld of crime on a group of young people living on the outskirts of Dublin. They sell light drugs. When the economic situation worsens, they decide to engage with heavier drugs. The boys' accent is very strong! But it's worth the effort. This was the most watched national film in Ireland in 2017.
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Maze - it addresses the true story of 38 prisoners who managed to escape from a prison in Belfast last century in the 80s.
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COMÉDIA / COMMEDY
Halal Daddy - very pleasant and light comedy that tells how an inexperienced guy of Muslim origin tries to open a halal slaughterhouse in Sligo!
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ROMANCE
Twice Shy - the subject of abortion in Ireland is very sensitive. The country has one of the toughest laws in the world against abortion. And this film is about the journey of a girl who goes to England to have an abortion.
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Sing Street - a delightful film about the difficult transition from teenagerhood to adulthood. The soundtrack is incredible. It is already on Netflix.
The Secret Scripture - Jim Sheridan is one of the top Irish film directors. Here he shows the story of a psychologist who has to assess the mental state of a lady who is about to be evicted from the asylum where she lives. She will tell him what happened in her life and why she ended up there. It's not the best Sheridan movie. And the story is quite pushy. It is already available on Netflix.
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TERROR
A Dark Song - A woman is devastated after the loss of her child and uses black magic to try to contact the child. It's a good psychological horror movie.
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Without Name - A man is hired to catalog some unknown species of trees in rural Ireland, but of course, strange things soon start to happen.
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The Hallow - another movie showing that the Irish forests have something very scary. The script of this film is very similar to the other, a young English couple moves with their baby to rural Ireland. He plans to catalog some species of trees but is warned by locals that he should stay away from the forest. Of course the advice is not heard and the situation begins to get more and more terrifying. It is already available on Netflix. After watching movies like this, I always get a little suspicious when I walk in places where the vegetation is thicker ... hehehe
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