An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the heart of the locals.An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the heart of the locals.An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the heart of the locals.
- Awards
- 1 win & 12 nominations
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Declan McGee
- Young Sammy
- (as Declan Magee)
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- TriviaThe writer Daragh Carville can be seen briefly drinking a pint in one of the bar scenes.
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A young minister campaigns against the worldly behaviour of his flock.
This was supposed to be set in the "Bible Belt" of Northern Ireland. Well, as someone who grew up there,and was a child in the era depicted in the film it just didn't ring true! The accents were all over the place - anything but County Antrim/Derry. The church didn't resemble any I have ever seen. "The Church of God" is a pentecostal denomination but the one in the film was certainly not pentecostal! The elderly minister at the beginning was dressed in the robes of the Church of Ireland (Anglican)- and no C.of I. would call itself "The Church of God". The minister was often addressed as "Reverend" - they may do that in some parts of the world but I never heard it when I lived in that area. Ministers were addressed as "Mr ......"
This film was very badly researched and cast - fairly typical of Irish cinema - annoying! A film can have a great plot, but if it doesn't look authentic, it is rubbish.
This film was very badly researched and cast - fairly typical of Irish cinema - annoying! A film can have a great plot, but if it doesn't look authentic, it is rubbish.
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- Budget
- £1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $25,497
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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