Saipan

Synopsis

A true-life comedy of the most epic proportions, SAIPAN chronicles he events leading up to Ireland’s incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign, when the intense rivalry between Manchester United and Ireland football legend Roy Keane and Irish national manager Mick McCarthy transcended the game and gripped an entire nation.
In 2002 while preparing for the World Cup on the tiny island of Saipan and when Keane was captaining the Irish national side, he and McCarthy had a very public, very bitter disagreement. On the surface, their feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved, and whose very public falling out was to become one of the most fractious falling-outs in the history of the sport.

Details

Year

2025

Type of film

Features

Director

Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn

Producer

Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Trevor Birney, Oliver Butler

Executive Producer

Patrick O’Neill, Rachael O’Kane

Screenwriter

Paul Fraser

Principal Cast

Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke, Alice Lowe, Jamie Beamish, Alex Murphy, Harriett Cairns, Peter McDonald

Genre

• Comedy
• Drama

Production status

Production

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Last updated 5th November 2024