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Kings is a 2007 Irish film written & directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy's play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road. The film is bilingual, having both Irish and English dialogue. It premiered at the Taormina Film Festival (Italy) in June 2007, and was selected as Ireland's official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards in the best ...
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Jan 10, 2008 · Kings: Directed by Tom Collins. With Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Brendan Conroy, Donncha Crowley. A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.
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- Drama
- Tom Collins
- 2008-01-10
Synopsis. Kings In the mid 1970s a group of young men left the west of Ireland, bound for London, filled with ambition for a better life in a place where they could be kings. Thirty years have passed when they meet again. Their youngest friend, Jackie has died.
Sep 21, 2007 · Overview. 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.
Kings 2007 1h 28m Drama List Reviews 65% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Friends (Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly) who emigrated to London years ago reunite for a comrade's wake.
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- Tom Collins
- Drama
- Colm Meaney
Synopsis. 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.
15 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Intense, dark, but brilliant. s-guyett 1 October 2007. This contains the best acting I have seen in an Irish film in many years. It is a reworking of a play, and the adaptation preserves all the intensity and intimacy which is usual within a theatre production.
