
SYNOPSIS Austin ‚Occi‘ Byrne’s life begins when his mother brings him back to her village in Sligo after she fails to have an abortion in England. Occi suffers traumatic bullying at the hands of a local gang, but remains devoted to his increasingly alcoholic mother, convinced that his lost father will one day re-enter his life. When the mental asylum he’s committed to as an adolescent closes down, he finds work on a trawler where he causes the death of a fellow sailor. The murder goes undiscovered, but worse awaits Occi when he returns home and learns the truth about his parentage.
RELEASE DATE GERMANY 18. August 2011
WRITER / DIRECTOR Conor McDermottroe
DOP Alexander du Prel
COMPOSER Carl Carlton
PRODUCERS Hermann Florin, Edwina Forkin, Tom Maguire
PRODUCTION COMPANIES Florin Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Zanzibar Films
MAIN CAST Martin McCann, Jodie Whittaker, Marcella Plunkett, Gerard McSorley, Brid Brennan, Owen Roe
PARTNERS Irish Film Board, RTE, Eurimages, ZDF/Arte, Kinowelt, Missing Films
Fotos: © 2018 UFA FICTION
Galway Film Fleadh Runner-Up: Best Irish Drama
IFTA: Best Actor for Martin McCann