Kings 2007
6.7 / 10
Kings
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Joe Mullan
... Jap Kavanagh
... Git
... Shay
... Máirtín
... Joe Jnr
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Release Date:
Sep 21, 2007 (Ireland)
Run Time:
1hr 28`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Irish
Production Countries:
Ireland
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Kings
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Joe Mullan
... Jap Kavanagh
... Git
... Shay
... Máirtín
... Joe Jnr
... Jap Jnr
DZ
Doris Zajer... Woman in Flowershop
... Office Manager
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