Reefer and the Model is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford."Reefer and the Model" Internet Movie Database. Retrieved: 2013-03-13. 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.Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation by Lance Pettitt, Manchester University Press (2000), p. 110. .
Awards
Reefer and the Model won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales. 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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