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First edition (publ. Jonathan Cape) Dark Lies the Island is the second short story collection by Irish writer Kevin Barry.His previous short story collection, There Are Little Kingdoms, won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
Dark Lies the Island: Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon. With Peter Coonan, Moe Dunford, Charlie Murphy, Pat Shortt. The film follows the characters in a long standing family feud in a small Irish town over the course of a week.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Ian Fitzgibbon
- 2022-10-18
Feb 27, 2019 · A long standing family feud rocks a small town that comes to a head when the Patriarch of the ruling family decides to upend the status quo. Married to a much younger woman who calls him Daddy, she loves his power but is still in love with her first love, Doggy who is Daddy’s estranged son! Doggy is a criminal running various shady businesses with his dimwit brother, Martin when a mysterious ...
Dark Lies the Island Actors: Peter Coonan, Pat Shortt, Moe Dunford, Charlie Murphy Release Date: Friday 18th October 2019 Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Running time: 87 minutes
- James W. Anderson
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Rated: 1/5 Oct 20, 2019 Full Review Paul Whitington Irish Independent Structurally, Dark Lies The Island is a mess, but good acting keeps it going, and Tommy Tiernan's great as a silent stranger.
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- Peter Coonan
- Ian Fitzgibbon
- Comedy, Drama
The lake, our narrator tells us, gives off “a wicked aul’ draw”, a draw that “turned half the place crooked in the head”. Adapted by Kevin Barry from his own stories, and directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, Dark Lies the Island brings into play the Mannion family who have run Dromord (“this godless hole of a place”) for generations.
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In a year of already fine Irish films like The Dig (which also featured Dunford), Dark Lies The Island is a rich and darkly involving smalltown drama with bite. Rating: 4 / 5. Review by Gareth O’Connor. Dark Lies The Island (Ireland / 16 / 87 mins) In short: Darkly involving Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon. Starring Charlie Murphy, Moe Dunford, Peter.
