County Kilburn

Synopsis

In the heart of Irish London, beer is thicker than water.

In Kilburn's square mile there are 63 Irish pubs. This is the story of just one.

Mickey, the pub's young barmen, is sure that his job is preventing him from 'getting on' in life. So he's returning to Ireland to take up a job with his brother. This, his last week, should be his most enjoyable.

Fat chance. The landlord is in hospital, and Mickey is left in charge. The regulars appear on cue, taking the same seats in front of the same drinks at the same time as every other day. If only everything else about them was as predictable.

With their eccentricities, ravings and antics, Mickey's own girl trouble, and the bizarre characters that pass through the pub, it's now shaping up to be the worst week of his life.

But as the last day approaches and the madness reaches its climax, Mickey comes to understand the real people behind the regulars and, more importantly, that for all of them the pub represents a home from home - a haven where all their problems can be forgotten. He'd be crazy not to stay.

Lock in. Drink up. Pass out.

Details

Year

2001

Type of film

Features

Format

35mm Kodak

Director

Elliot Hegarty

Producer

Magnus MacIntyre

Executive Producer

Magnus MacIntyre

Editor

Bill Jones

Screenwriter

Elliot Hegarty

Director of Photography

John Lynch

Sound

André Jacquemin

Music

Stephen McLaughlin, Guy Pratt

Principal Cast

Ciarán McMenamin, Rick Warden, John Bowe, Georgia MacKenzie

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005