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King of the Travellers
Directed byMark O'Connor
Written byMark O'Connor
Produced byCormac Fox
StarringJohn Connors, Peter Coonan, Michael Collins
Production
companies
Irish Film Board, Stalker Films, Vico Films
Release date
  • 19 April 2013 (2013-04-19) (Ireland)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

King of the Travellers is an Irish revenge drama written and directed by Mark O'Connor.[1] [2]

Plot

The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice and his desire to be with the woman he now loves.

Cast

  • John Connors as John Paul Moorehouse
  • Peter Coonan as Mickey Da Bags
  • Michael Collins as Francis Moorhouse
  • Carla McGlynn as Winnie Powers

Production

In a bid for realism and authenticity, many non-actor Irish Travellers were cast in acting parts. [3]

Release

The film premiered at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival on 14 July 2012[4] It was released in cinemas on the 19th April 2013.[5] [6]

Reception

The film has received generally positive reviews. Variety called the film a "Gaelic Godfather" and praised "the genuinely engrossing action in the well-staged fight scenes."[7] Total Film stated that "the story hits every expected beat and it’s enlivened with directorial bravura." [8] The Independent criticized the film for being "less assured on the nuts and bolts of actual plotting" but praised Peter Coonan's acting performance as "an unregenerate yob who fires up the picture in the same way Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy did in Mean Streets 40 years ago." [9]

References

  1. ^ Derek Malcolm (2013-03-28). "King of the Travellers - film review - Film - Going Out - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  2. ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/king-of-the-travellers-1.1364643
  3. ^ http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0419/kingofthetravellers.html
  4. ^ "Galway Film Fleadh 2012". Galwayfilmfleadh.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  5. ^ "Watch King of the Travellers trailer - RTÉ Ten". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  6. ^ http://entertainment.ie/movie-review/King-of-The-Travellers/173300.htm
  7. ^ John Anderson. "King of the Travellers". Variety. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  8. ^ Kinnear, Simon. "King Of The Travellers Review". TotalFilm.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  9. ^ Anthony Quinn (2013-03-28). "Film review: King of the Travellers (15) - Reviews - Films". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-04-22.

Category:2013 films Category:Irish films Category:Irish crime films Category:2010s crime films Category:English-language films