Route Irish (film)
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Distributed by | Artificial Eye |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France Belgium |
Language | English |
Route Irish is a 2010 drama-thriller film directed by
Philip French, in The Observer, wrote that the film reprises several themes in Loach's films, such as state-sanctioned crime, the brutality of war, the exploitation of the underclass and harsh treatment of native populations.[1]
Plot
The film opens on a ferry in
Marisol (Najwa Nimri) bequeaths a package to Fergus, which Frankie had entrusted to a mutual friend with a note asking it be given to Fergus. With the help of Harim (Talib Rasool), an Iraqi musician, Fergus discovers a video on the phone which shows a member of Frankie's team killing an innocent Iraqi family a few weeks before his death. Fergus becomes suspicious, and has friends still working for the firm in Iraq investigate the incident, but it has not been recorded.[1]
Cast
- Mark Womackas Fergus Molloy
- Andrea Lowe as Rachel
- John Bishopas Frankie
- Geoff Bell as Alex Walker
- Jack Fortune as Andrew Haynes
- Talib Rasool as Harim
- Craig Lundberg as Craig
- Trevor Williams as Nelson
- Russel Anderson as Tommy
- Jamie Michie as Jamie
- Stephen Lord as Steve
- Najwa Nimri as Marisol
- Anthony Schumacheras Andy
- Tess as Tess the three legged dog [2]
Production
Ken Loach's company Sixteen Films co-produced the film with France's Why Not Productions and
Release
Route Irish was first shown on 20 May at the
References
- ^ a b French, Philip. Route Irish – review The Observer, 20 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011
- ^ "Tony Schumacher". IMDb. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Staff writer (17 November 2009). "Route Irish Finished Filming". sixteenfilms.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Time Out London. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ a b Brown, Mark (19 May 2010). "After an unexpected detour into comedy, the old Ken Loach is back with an angry look at Iraq". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Waterboarding 'traumatised' actor in Ken Loach film". BBC News Online. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Staff writer (10 May 2010). "Route Irish by Ken Loach, 19th film in the Competition". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Diaphana webpage for the film Retrieved 31 March 2011
- ^ Route Irish www.filmdates.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2011
- ^ Engelen, Aurore (10 January 2012). "Nominations announced for 2nd Magritte Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
External links
- Official page on Sixteen Films, Loach's production company
- Film page on daphana.fr (in French)
- Route Irish at IMDb
- Video interview with Loach from the University of Warwick
- Interview with Ken LoachOxonian Review