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Sep 7, 2017 · The Drummer and the Keeper review: airy, funny, optimistic and honest Nick Kelly’s deft film details the friendship between a bipolar rock musician and a teenager with Asperger syndrome
- Jacob Mccarthy
- Nick Kelly
The Drummer and the Keeper (2017), directed and written by Nick Kelly, is a dramatic film about an uncanny friendship between a bipolar drummer of a rock band (Gabriel) and an institutionalized...
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- Niamh Algar
- Nick Kelly
- Drama
Oct 16, 2018 · In the Irish film, The Drummer and The Keeper, we first meet Gabriel (Dermot Murphy), a drummer for an up-and-coming band, with his mental illness on full display. He’s setting fires and acting out and his family and bandmates finally urge him to get help.
- Lance Carter
The man is Gabriel (Dermot Murphy soon to be seen as Bob Geldof in the much-delayed Bohemian Rhapsody), dishevelled drummer in a three-piece band starting to attract record company (and groupie) interest. 24 year old Gabriel is something of a tortured soul. Both parents are dead (his father through a heart attack, his mother by suicide), he has ...
Sep 8, 2017 · Director Nick Kelly. Starring Dermot Murphy, Jacob McCarthy, Peter Coonan, Aoibhinn McGinnity, Charlie Kelly. Ever hear that quote about how a friend is somebody who knows everything about you and...
- Dermot Murphy
- Nick Kelly
- 2 min
Sep 7, 2017 · Film Review: The Drummer and the Keeper. Roe McDermott. Warm film about mental health and friendship proves thought-provoking. The Drummer And The Keeper begins with an arse. The image of...
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Full Review | Sep 7, 2017. Fionnuala Halligan Screen International. TOP CRITIC. Kelly is fearless in the way he tackles mental illness and his command of comic tone is strong, making this film...
