Kings
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In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life. For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-09-21
Runtime: 88 mins
Director: Tommy Collins
Writer: Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Collins
Spoken language: English, Gaeilge
Genres: Drama
Original title: Kings
Production Companies: Newgrange Pictures, Green Park Films, De Facto Fiction Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom
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