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Garage

Release Date 07 Mar 2008 07 Aug 2008

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Certificate: 15A

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Lenny Abrahamson and Mark O'Halloran, the team behind the award-winning 2004 comedy drama Adam and Paul, reunite for this riff on Irish stereotypes concerning a dim-witted gas-station attendant named Josie (Pat Shortt) whose search for love and acceptance comes only a close second to his quest to find the optimum place to display his motor oil. In his own way Josie has found happiness in his quiet, rural existence, yet a growing hunger for intimacy will soon change his lonely life in ways he could never have imagined.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast:
Pat Shortt | Anne-Marie Duff | Conor Ryan | Andrew Bennett | Denis Conway | George Costigan | Tom Hickey | Una Kavanagh | John Keogh | Jason Nelligan

Writers:

Producers:
Ed Guiney

Directors:
Leonard Abrahamson

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    • Currently 1/5 Stars.

    Arrayan

    Painfuly slow. Maybe as I grow older I will appreciate it more but now in the presant that can't happen.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    Mr_Twist

    wow.... depressing

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    ssconnolly

    Tragic-comedy film Garage is a breath of fresh air for the recently suffering Irish movie scene. It is a brilliant film inspired from the margins of contemporary Irish life. Regarded by neighbours as a harmless recluse. Josie, played by Pat Shortt is the kind and strangely happy caretaker of a crumpling petrol station on the outskirts of a small Irish town. Having spent all his adult life in this garage he has become a lonely, distant yet very optimistic man. The on summer his life is changed forever when teenager David comes to work with him. They open up to each other and soon Josie is drinking with the local youth on the railway tracks. As he becomes more open he discovers some inner needs and falls in love with Carmel, a woman from a local shop. Then one thoughtless moment leads to a series of events, unravelling he threads of Josie's first real friendship An amazing and ultimately heart-breaking film. Shortt is phenomenal and proves that behind his acting the plank on Killinaskully he is actually a truly gifted actor and he beautifully portrays the life of this helpless misfit. Josie has more character and is the most inspiring figure I have seen in any other Irish films of the past few years. Leonard Abrahamson did a great job behind the camera and gives us the best film from our nation since Michael Collins. Conor Ryan is also very good as David but Shortt steals the show. The ending itself is worth the watch and I guarantee that you will not see a better ending in any film that was released last year. So this is one of the first Irish films I can all unmissable and instead of renting out a big blockbuster give this one a try.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    Dezo

    Good poignant film.

    • Currently 5/5 Stars.

    Divasanon

    Excellent. Well done to everyone involved. Pat Shortt is excellent in it, he is so believeable.

    • Currently 5/5 Stars.

    starz

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