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1997 · 84 mins · English
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Directed by
Owen McPolin
Starring
Colin Farrell, Andrew Scott, Eva Birthistle, Heather Craney, Sarah Pilkington, Maria Hayden

After flunking school, an 18‑year‑old Irishman leaves his tight‑knit Kerry hometown to seek work. He lands a job at a London oil refinery, where he befriends a rugged Scottish co‑worker and begins to reconsider his education. When the refinery sends both men back to Kerry, old tensions surface, forcing them to confront their pasts.

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