Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
Cast |
Lynette Callaghan, Jonathan Byrne, Geraldine Plunkett, Victor Burke. |
Credits |
Music, Karim Elmahmoudi ; Director of photography, Arthur Mulhern. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
Ireland, 2007. As the economy teeters on the brink of a dramatic downturn, the lives of four workers at a software company are about to reach drastic turning points. Though the day begins like a usual Monday at work--another 8.5 hours on the clock--there are troubles brewing just below the surface. With the employees' lives seemingly disintegrating before their eyes, each desperate character will do whatever it takes to stay afloat, weaving a tangled web of blackmail, deception and scandal behind their professional facades. Director Brian Lally presents an emotionally raw indictment of the shortsighted ambition that characterized Ireland's Celtic Tiger boom times. Sexually charged and laced with both subtle dark humor and truly shocking twists, the award-winning 8.5 Hours is an engrossing character study that examines how far office workers will go as their lives begin to unravel. |
Note |
Special features: Acting In 8.5 Hours - A documentary about the cast ; Audio commentary with writer/director Brian Lally ; Trailer. |
Language |
English dialogue. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Clerks -- Ireland -- Drama.
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White collar workers -- Ireland -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 -- Drama.
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Ireland -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, Irish.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Added Author |
Lally, Brian, 1965- Director.
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Callaghan, Lynette. Actor.
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Byrne, Jonathan. Actor.
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Dillon, Geraldine Plunkett, 1891-1986. Actor.
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Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm)
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Added Title |
Eight point five hours |
ISBN |
9786314079062 DVD |
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6314079063 DVD |
Standard No. |
00853937002582 gtin-14 |
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853937002582 |
Music No. |
BGP258 Breaking Glass Pictures |
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