Kings (2007)

4.5/10 88 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Colm Meaney

Joe Mullan

Donal O'Kelly

Jap Kavanagh

Brendan Conroy

Git

Donncha Crowley

Shay

Barry Barnes

Máirtín

Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

Joe Jnr

Diarmuid de Faoite

Office Manager

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