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Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema (Breathless, starring Richard Gere).
Cast
Colin Morgan, Calam Lynch, Clara Crichton, India Mullen, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Elaine O'Dwyer, Daniel Woodage, Liam O'Brien, Ryan Burke, Cos Egan, Andrew Bennett
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