The Van (1996)
- Directed by
- Stephen Frears
- Genre
- comedy film, comedy drama
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 75 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two friends in Dublin buy a fish and chip van together during a World Cup summer. Their partnership faces strain as their business and friendship get tested.
lightheartedwarmgroundedbittersweetcomedicdown-to-earthsocially observantlow-key
What happens
The Van is a 1996 film, based on the novel The Van (the third in The Barrytown Trilogy) by Roddy Doyle. Like The Snapper (1993), it was directed by Stephen Frears. The first film of the trilogy, The Commitments (1991), was directed by Alan Parker. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Colm Meaney and Donal O'Kelly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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