| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1 rda |
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digital optical stereo Dolby digital 2.0 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video all regions rda |
| Series |
[Film Movement series] ; [year 14, film 3] |
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Film Movement series ; v.14, film 3.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, all regions; Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo. |
| Note |
Wide screen (2.35:1). |
| Cast |
Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Michael Smiley, Toni Collette. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Andrew Lowe, Gerard Barrett ; director of photography, Piers McGrail ; editor, Nathan Nugent. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. |
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Series statement from publisher's website. |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Summary |
John lives with his mother, Jean, in a social housing suburb and ekes out a meager existence as a taxi driver. After finding his mother unconscious from yet another night of binge drinking, John learns that without treatment, she will not have much longer to live. Desperate to save their broken family, he offers his services to a petty criminal in order to pay for Jean's costly rehab treatment, but this decision runs the risk of changing their lives forever. |
| Note |
Bonus features: interview with director Gerard Barrett and stars Jack Reynor and Will Poulter. |
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Bonus short film: Aïssa (8 min.) / director, Clément Tréhin-Lalanne. |
| Language |
In English with optional English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Mothers and sons -- Drama.
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Taxicab drivers -- Drama.
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Human trafficking -- Drama.
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Alcoholism -- Drama.
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Alcoholics -- Drama.
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Dublin (Ireland) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Barrett, Gerard, 1987- screenwriter, film director, film producer. Director. Screenwriter. Producer.
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Guiney, Ed, film producer. Producer.
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Bonass, Juliette, film producer. Producer.
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Reynor, Jack, 1992- actor. Actor.
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Poulter, Will, actor. Actor.
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Smiley, Michael, 1963- actor. Actor.
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Collette, Toni, actor. Actor.
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Lowe, Andrew (Producer), film producer. Producer.
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McGrail, Piers, director of photography.
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Nugent, Nathan, editor of moving image work.
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Element Pictures Distribution (Firm), production company.
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Nine Entertainment, production company.
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Bord Scannán na hÉireann, production company.
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Film Movement (Firm), publisher.
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RB Media, distributor.
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| Added Title |
Aïssa.
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| ISBN |
9781501915642 |
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1501915649 |
| Music No. |
DV0328 RB Media |
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