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Reefer and the Model

  • 1988
  • TMDB 5.4/10
  • 1h 30m

Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.

Overview

Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.

Cast

  • Ian McElhinneyReefer
  • Carol MooreTeresa, The Model
  • Sean LawlorSpider
  • Ray McBrideBadger
  • Eve WatkinsonThe Mother
  • Birdy SweeneyInstant Photo
  • Fionn ComerfordMessenger Boy
  • John LillisPorter

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