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Perrier's Bounty (2009)

Perrier's Bounty poster
Directed by
Ian Fitzgibbon
Genre
comedy film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 117 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man and his father flee across Dublin after a botched robbery and an accidental killing. They are pursued by a violent gangster named Perrier who wants his money back.

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What happens

Perrier's Bounty is a 2009 Irish black comedy crime film set in modern-day Dublin. Described as an "urban western" by its director Ian Fitzgibbon, it stars Brendan Gleeson as the villainous title character, as well as Cillian Murphy and Jim Broadbent as son and father and Jodie Whittaker as a main character's friend. Filming was completed in late January 2009, and the film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 26 March 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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