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    Kings

    88'

    2007-09-21

    4.5

    A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.

    Drama

    Overview:

    In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life. For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever.

    DirectingTommy CollinsWritingJimmy Murphy

    Cast

    4

    Joe Mullan

    Colm Meaney

    1

    Jap Kavanagh

    Donal O'Kelly

    1

    Git

    Brendan Conroy

    1

    Shay

    Donncha Crowley

    1

    Máirtín

    Barry Barnes

    1

    Joe Jnr

    Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

    1

    Jap Jnr

    Christopher Greene

    1

    Woman in Flowershop

    Doris Zajer

    1

    Office Manager

    Diarmuid de Faoite

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Ireland
      2. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. Irish
    • List of companies:
      1. Newgrange Pictures
      2. Green Park Films
      3. De Facto Fiction Films
      4. Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
    • Vote Count: 11
    • Popularity: 0.3744
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Kings

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