The Shore

United Kingdom, Ireland, 2011Short film

Director: Terry George; screenplay: Terry George; cinematography: Michael McDonough; editing: Joe Landauer; production design: Tom McCullagh; music: David Holmes, Foy Vance; casting: Georgia Simpson; producers: Oorlagh George, Terry George; Irish location: Killough, Co. Down; running time: 29’

Cast: Ciarán Hinds, Conleth Hill, Kerry Condon, Maggie Cronin, Adrien Brophy, Lalor Roddy, Ruth McCabe

Oscar® winner 2012 Best Live Action Short

 

Synopsis

Two  boyhood best friends – Joe and Paddy – divided for 25 years by the tumult of the “Troubles”: when Joe returns home to Northern Ireland, his daughter Patricia brings the two men together for a reunion, with unespected results. What happened all those years ago? Can old wounds be healed? The answer is in equal parts hilarious and moving.