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Kings (2007 film) - Wikipedia

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Kings
DVD cover
Directed by	Tom Collins
Written by	Tom Collins
Based on	The Kings of the Kilburn High Road by Jimmy Murphy
Produced by	Tom Collins Jackie Larkin
Starring	Colm Meaney Donal O'Kelly Brendan Conroy Donncha Crowley
Cinematography	P. J. Dillon
Edited by	Dermot Diskin
Music by	Pol Brennan
Distributed by	High Point Film and Television Ltd
Release date	21 September 2007 (2007-09-21)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Ireland
Languages	Irish English

Kings is a 2007 Irish film written & directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy's play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road.^[1] The film is bilingual, having both Irish and English dialogue. It premiered at the Taormina Film Festival (Italy) in June 2007,^[2] and was selected as Ireland's official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.^[3] The film tells the story of a group of Irish friends who, after emigrating to England 30 years previously, meet for the funeral of a friend. In 2008, the Irish postal service, An Post, issued a series of stamps honouring the Irish film industry. Colm Meaney, as Joe Mullan, was featured on the 55 cent stamp.

Plot

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. However, by the end, the friends split up for good, going their separate ways.

Cast

Actor	Role
Colm Meaney	Joe Mullan
Donal O'Kelly	Jap Kavanagh
Brendan Conroy	Git Miller
Donncha Crowley	Shay Mulligan
Barry Barnes	Máirtín Rogers
Seán Ó Tarpaigh	Jackie Flaherty
Seán T. Ó Meallaigh	Joe Jnr
Christopher Greene	Jap Jnr
Graham Feeley	Git Jnr
Simon Drislane	Shay Jnr
Darragh O'Brien	Máirtín Jnr
Ronan Moloney	Jackie Jnr
Peadar Ó Treasaigh	Micil Flaherty
Cathy Murphy	Bridie
Gabrielle Reidy	Maggie
Des McAleer	Fr. Maguire
Dimitri Andreas	Dursun
Gerry Doherty	Pawnbroker

Awards

In 2007, Tom Collins won the Directors Guild of America / Ireland New Finders Award. The film itself was nominated for a record 14 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) in 2008, – going on to win 5 IFTAs, including Best Irish Language Film

IFTA Awards (2008)-

Won –

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film – Brendan Conroy
Best Editing – Dermot Diskin
Best Original Score – Pol Brennan
Best Sound – Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver
Special Irish Language Award

Nominated –

Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film – Colm Meaney
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film – Donal O'Kelly
Best Costume Design – Maggie Donnelly
Best Director of Photography – P.J. Dillon
Best Hair & Make-Up – Muriel Bell, Pamela Smyth
Best Production Design – David Craig
Best Director for Film – Tom Collins
Best Script for Film – Tom Collins
Best Film – Jackie Larkin, Tom Collins

References

^ "The film that captures lonely lives of men who built Britain". Irish Examiner. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ "'Kings' World Premiere at Taormina Film Festival". IFTN.ie. 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ "Kings (2007)". Irish Film Board (in English and Irish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.

External links

v t e Irish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Kings (2007) As If I Am Not There (2011) The Gift (2014) Viva (2015) Song of Granite (2017) Gaza (2019) Arracht (2020) Foscadh (2021) The Quiet Girl (2022) In the Shadow of Beirut (2023) Kneecap (2024)

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