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Perrier's at TIFF: dates and plot

01 September 2009 at 11:57 PM | by Melty_Girl

Cillian Murphy in Perrier's Bounty
See more Perrier's Bounty production stills

Cillian's next film, Perrier's Bounty, is about to make its international debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the screening dates have been announced: the premiere is on 11 September at 5:45 PM at the Ryerson, and two additional screenings will be at the Cineplex Odeon Scotiabank Theatre on 13 and 18 September. Cillian is expected to walk the red carpet at the premiere. Fans, we always love to feature your Cillian encounters, so please if you've got photos and stories to share from TIFF!

The festival site now has more plot details—this is really shaping up to be a smashing lead role for Cillian:

A tongue-in-cheek narrator introduces us to anti-hero Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy), who is the perfect boy next door—or upstairs, if you're his best friend Brenda. Night after night, he patiently listens to Brenda's lamentations about her boyfriend Seamus's cheating heart. A real catch, right? The unfortunate matter is that Michael is estranged from his father, Jim (played by Jim Broadbent). And he owes Dublin's most ruthless gangster, Darren Perrier (Brendan Gleeson), a lot of money.

With impeccable pacing, Perrier's Bounty follows Michael during two whirlwind nights in the city. On the first night, he confronts his ailing dad, takes a swing at Seamus at the pub, seeks a loan for his debts, burgles a home, participates in blackmail and is implicated in the accidental murder of one of the crime lord's goons. For his deeds, a ten-thousand-euro bounty is placed upon the heads of him, Brenda and Jim. The twenty-four hours that follow are a veritable game of cat and mouse, with a trail of mishaps and mayhem left across Dublin as Perrier's gang closes in. Michael's fight to save his skin is complicated when he is forced to confront his emotions toward the eccentric Jim, who washes down coffee grounds with cold water, and Brenda, who is morose to the point of being suicidal after getting dumped by Seamus.

Let's hope Perrier's is as funny and as exciting as it seems like it could be! And let's hope it gets snapped up by a distributor, because our man needs it and we want to see him starring in movies for a long time to come.

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mari1
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Reply #2 on : Tue August 10, 2010, 12:40:41
Sounds fantastic! Can't wait to watch it.
suzanne
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cillian at tiff
Reply #1 on : Wed September 02, 2009, 12:02:39
Well. I did not request to see Cillian Murphy's movie on the Friday because it is my first day of school. I am going back to get my Masters and basically they told us if we missed a day of school then we might as well not continue the course because it is condensed. However, I did get tickets for the Sunday film on the 13th at 1:15 but I doubt I will see Cillian at that film.
My class on Friday doesn't end until 9:00pm and I have to back in school for Saturday at 8:30am. I guess that's just my luck.