His last film was filled with some biting social commentary about racism and police brutality in the USA, set against the backdrop of the murder of a young woman. Wondering what it was that caused Colm to end their friendship, Padriac becomes determined to make amends but these attempts only cause more tension between the two (former) friends, which threatens to boil over into something much more unpleasant that neither of them will like.īlack comedy is an extremely difficult genre to successfully pull off, yet McDonagh is one of those directors who has proven himself to be one of the best in the business when it comes to writing razor-sharp and hilarious dialogue from the bleakest subject matters you could possibly imagine. However, one day, Colm decides to abruptly end their friendship, which Padriac has difficulties coming to terms with and demands a reason why, which Colm refuses to acknowledge. Padraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) were at one time in their lives, the best of friends and had been for a number of years. It is 1923 on the fictional remote Irish island of Inisherin. What do you do? Allow yourself to accept the situation and move on? Or do you refuse to take no for an answer and make efforts to rekindle the friendship? After setting his last film in the USA, playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh moves closer to home to deliver another hilarious black comedy, set against the backdrop of the Irish Civil War. Yet, sometimes, there can be those situations where a friendship comes to an end, which can be challenging to accept for all the parties involved. Review: Friendships can be of tremendous value to us as we navigate this crazy journey that we call life. Synopsis: Tensions arise between two friends when one of them decides to end their friendship… © Searchlight Pictures, Film4 Productions and TSG Entertainment The Banshees of Inisherin – Film ReviewĬast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan
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