Rialto (film)

Rialto is a 2019 Irish-British drama film directed by Peter Mackie Burns and written by Mark O'Halloran. The film stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Tom Glynn-Carney.^[1]

Rialto
Film poster
Directed by	Peter Mackie Burns
Written by	Mark O'Halloran
Produced by	Valentina Brazzini Tristan Goligher Alan Maher Alan Maher
Starring	Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Tom Glynn-Carney
Cinematography	Adam Scarth
Edited by	Tim Fulford
Music by	Valentin Hadjadj
Production companies	Cowtown Pictures The Bureau
Release dates	2 September 2019 (2019-09-02) (Venice) 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) (Ireland)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Ireland United Kingdom
Language	English

The film premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section.^[2] It also played at the Goteborg Film Festival in 2020.^[3]

Plot

Colm is a 46-year-old married man who has spent his life working on Dublin's docks. While he deals with the death of his father and the loss of his job due to a corporate take-over he explores his sexuality with 19-year-old male hustler Jay. Meanwhile, his family life comes under increasing strain.^[1][4][5]

Cast

• Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Colm
• Tom Glynn-Carney as Jay
• Monica Dolan as Claire
• Sophie Jo Wasson Kerry
• Scott Graham as Shane
• Michael Smiley as Noel
• Eileen Walsh as Paula Grainger