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Perrier's Bounty
- Debuted:
- 2009
- Directed by:
- Ian Fitzgibbon
- Written by:
- Mark O’Rowe
- Cillian plays:
- Michael McCrea
- (a petty thief on the run)
Synopsis:
Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy) is not having a good day: he's flat broke and has just 24 hours to pay his debt to notorious gangster Darren Perrier (Brendan Gleeson). To make things worse, Michael's father Jim (Jim Broadbent) wants to have a serious chat, and Michael can't seem to convince his friend Brenda (Jodie Whittaker) that her cheating boyfriend is a wanker. In his quest to scrounge up the cash, the hapless Michael only manages to dig himself deeper into trouble. Vicious dogs, blackmailing thugs, and hyper-vigilant parking enforcement officers are among the ingredients that get added to this already-potent brew. By turns uproariously funny and shockingly violent, the movie is also undeniably touching.
Of Note:
This film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2009, and the film will be released in the U.K. and Ireland in March/April of 2010. Producer Alan Moloney also produced Breakfast on Pluto and Intermission; screenwriter Mark O'Rowe also penned Intermission. Fans will recognize actors Liam Cunningham and Padraic Delaney from Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes The Barley.
