Film· 2022· Drama

The Banshees of Inisherin

by Martin McDonagh

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  • Irish Civil War

The film is set on an island in 1923, with the Irish Civil War audible across the water, and the friends' feud mirrors it.

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The Banshees of Inisherin

Set on a fictional remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1923, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their friendship, with severe consequences for both of them. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan co-star. It reunites Farrell and Gleeson after McDonagh's directorial debut In Bruges (2008).

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