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Reefer and the Model
1988 film by Joe Comerford From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reefer and the Model is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford.[2] It concerns Reefer, a former Irish Republican Army man who operates a ferry using an old trawler between the Galway coast and the Aran Islands; his friends Spider and Badger; and the pregnant Teresa ("the Model"), who has abandoned a life of drugs and prostitution in England. The group become involved in the armed robbery of a post office and are pursued by the Gardaí. The film premièred in Galway in August 1988.[3]
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Awards
Reefer and the Model won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales.[3] At the 1988 European Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Young Film, Carol Scanlan was nominated for Best Actress, and Ray McBride was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Cast
- Ian McElhinney – Reefer
- Carol Scanlan – Teresa 'the Model'
- Sean Lawlor – Spider
- Ray McBride – Badger
- Eve Watkinson – The Mother
- Birdy Sweeney – Instant Photo
- Fionn Comerford – Messenger Boy
- John Lillis – Porter
- Henry Comerford – Waiter
- Paraic Breathnach – Quayside Fisherman
- Maire Chinsealach – Island Woman
- Dave Duffy – Sergeant
- Rosina Brown – The Blonde
- Little John Nee – Boy Soldier
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha – Rossaveal Skipper
- Noel Spain – Boatman
- Peter Fitzgerald – Bank Guard
- Dick Donaghue – Bank Teller
- Máire Ní Mháille – Bank Teller
- Michael Rowland – Older Bank Guard (as Mick Rowland)
- Patrick Blackaby – 1st Tinker Guard
- Uinseann Mac Thomáis – 2nd Tinker Guard
- Deirdre Lawless – Policewoman
- Gary McMahon – Young Guard
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