The UnHolylands is a 2024 Northern Irish coming-of-age comedy film, written, directed, edited, and co-produced by Paddy Duffy. It stars Ciaran McCourt, Peter Jeffries, Sean Daly, and James Nesbitt. It premiered at the Belfast Film Festival in 2024, before a later release in Ireland and the UK in 2025.
Synopsis Michael and Scott plan one last house party as their University days come to an end. When their lawyer father forbids it and threatens their job prospects, a colleague is sent to keep an eye on them as the boys must decide their future.
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Reception Sophie Clarke of The Irish News called the film "a heartfelt riot", and was thrilled "to see Northern Ireland featuring as such a ubiquitous backdrop". Conor McParland of Belfast Media said that James Nesbitt played "a brilliantly exaggerated version of himself".
Frank Mitchell of the Belfast Telegraph praised director/writer Paddy Duffy for "shining a new light on this somewhat controversial area". Sophie McLaughlin of Belfast Live lauded the lead actors, stating "Ciaran McCourt and Peter Jeffries have seriously bright futures on the screen and it is their dynamic".
But not all reviews have been positive. A plethora of reviews from Letterboxd have rated the film poorly, such as Zach Kidd who rated it 0.5/5 stars and declared "The amount of atrocities this movie commits to the art of cinema is truly despicable".
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