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The Boys from County Clare (2003)

The Boys from County Clare poster
Original title
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Directed by
John Irvin
Genre
comedy drama, musical film
Country
Ireland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Irish musicians from Liverpool travel to a traditional music competition in rural Ireland. The film follows their journey and the funny and emotional rivalries that come up along the way.

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What happens

The Boys from County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003, and in the U.S., on a limited release, on March 13, 2005. The film was entitled The Boys and Girl from County Clare for the U.S. release and The Great Ceili War for the U.K. release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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