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The film received mixed reviews. Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a score of 46% based on reviews from 28 critics.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boys_and_girl_from_county_clare/ |
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Revision as of 14:32, 17 April 2013
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| Directed by | John Irvin |
| Written by | Nicholas Adams |
| Produced by | Wolfgang Esenwein Evzen Kolar Ellen Dinerman Little Bill Kenwright |
| Starring | Bernard Hill Charlotte Bradley Andrea Corr Colm Meaney Stephan Brennan Eamonn Owens Shaun Evans Ian Shaw Brendan O'Hare |
| Cinematography | Thomas Burstyn |
| Edited by | Ian Crawford |
| Music by | Fiachra Trench |
| Distributed by | Studio Hamburg WorldWide Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Ireland United Kingdom Germany |
| Language | English |
The Boys from County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003.
The film was entitled The Boys and Girl From County Clare for the U.S. release and The Great Ceili War for the U.K. release.
Plot
Set in the early 1970s, Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) is an Irishman living in Liverpool who directs a céilidh band of young men who go to a competition of traditional Celtic music in Ireland in County Clare. A native Irish band directed by John Joe McMahon (Bernard Hill) is also present to compete as well, with animosity between Jimmy and John as they are brothers. The two brothers could not be more different, as they have taken different paths. There are multiple surprises for them as the competition takes place, with a familial twist at the very end.
Cast
- Bernard Hill as John Joe McMahon
- Andrea Corr as Anne
- Charlotte Bradley as Maisie
- Stephan Brennan as Miko
- Colm Meaney as Jimmy McMahon
- Eamonn Owens as Pat
- Shaun Evans as Teddy
- Ian Shaw as Johnny
- Brendan O'Hare as Brendan
- Malachy Bourke as Ben
- Leslie Bingham as Leslie
- Phillip Barantini as Alex
- Frank Twomey as Roger
- Emmet Kirwan as Clive
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 46% based on reviews from 28 critics.[1]
References
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