Kings (2007 film)

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Kings
Kings (2007 film) DVD cover.jpg
DVD cover
Directed byTom Collins
Written byTom Collins
Based onThe Kings of the Kilburn High Road
by Jimmy Murphy
Produced byTom Collins
StarringColm Meaney
Donal O'Kelly

Cinematography
Edited by
Music byPol Brennan
Distributed by
Release date
  • 21 September 2007 (2007-09-21)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguagesIrish
English

Kings is a 2007 Irish film written & directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy's play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road.[1] The film is bilingual, having both Irish and English dialogue. It premiered at the Taormina Film Festival (Italy) in June 2007,[2] and was selected as Ireland's official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.[3] 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.

Plot[]

In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life.

For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever. However, by the end, the friends split up for good, going their separate ways.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Colm Meaney Joe Mullan
Donal O'Kelly Jap Kavanagh
Git
Shay
Barry Barnes Máirtín
Joe Jnr
Christopher Greene Jap Jnr

Awards[]

In 2007, Tom Collins won the Director's Guild of America / Ireland New Finders Award. The film itself was nominated for a record 14 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) in 2008, – going on to win 5 IFTAs, including Best Irish Language Film

IFTA Awards (2008)-

Won –

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film –
  • Best Editing –
  • Best Original Score – Pol Brennan
  • Best Sound – , Ronan Hill,
  • Special Irish Language Award

Nominated –

  • Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film – Colm Meaney
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film – Donal O'Kelly
  • Best Costume Design –
  • Best Director of Photography –
  • Best Hair & Make-Up – Muriel Bell,
  • Best Production Design – David Craig
  • Best Director for Film – Tom Collins
  • Best Script for Film – Tom Collins
  • Best Film – , Tom Collins

References[]

  1. ^ "The film that captures lonely lives of men who built Britain". Irish Examiner. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "'Kings' World Premiere at Taormina Film Festival". IFTN.ie. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  3. ^ "Kings (2007)". Irish Film Board (in English and Irish). Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.

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