Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (2011)

Directed by

Conor McDermottroe

Genre

fiction film

Country

Germany, Ireland

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his small Irish hometown after time away. The story follows his attempts to reconnect with family and face the past.

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What happens

Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne is a 2009 Irish drama film written and directed by Conor McDermottroe. An international co-production between Ireland and Germany, the film premiered in competition at Galway Film Fleadh. The cast includes Martin McCann, Jodie Whittaker, Gerard McSorley, Marcella Plunkett, Bríd Brennan, Owen Roe, and Ian McElhinney. The film received six nominations from the Irish Film and Television Academy, including Best Film, Best Script for McDermottroe, Best Actor for McCann, and Best Supporting Actress for Plunkett. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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