Kings (2007)

Directed by

Tommy Collins

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

15

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Irish men who emigrated to England in their youth reunite for their friend's funeral. The film shows their reunion and the lives they have lived since leaving Ireland.

melancholicintimateslow-burnbittersweetnostalgicreflectivegroundedpoignant

What happens

Kings is a 2007 Irish film written and directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy's play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road. The film is bilingual, having both Irish and English dialogue. It premiered at the Taormina Film Festival (Italy) in June 2007, and was selected as Ireland's official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category. The film tells the story of a group of Irish friends who, after emigrating to England 30 years previously, meet for the funeral of a friend. In 2008, the Irish postal service, An Post, issued a series of stamps honouring the Irish film industry. Colm Meaney, as Joe Mullan, was featured on the 55 cent stamp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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