King of the Travellers

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Jonty R 11/08/2023 Irish film has been on a sharp rise recently with so many new projects and shows being made every few months (admittedly mostly in Dublin and Northern Ireland, not a lot down here in Limerick). These can be from high budget sellers, to low indie flicks...and King Of The Travellers is one hell of an addition! For context to those living out of Ireland, the travelling community is a minority group here in Ireland, one of which everyone has some sort of story with. This is one of the first films about Irish travellers, starring Irish travellers and it's bloody impressive. John Conners makes for an amazing protagonist with Michael and Paddy Collins also doing well in roles as Francis and Paddy Moorehouse. But the best performance has to be Peter Coonan as the rough house Mickey The Bags Moorehouse. Outside of the bare knuckle fights, there is a Shakespearean like love story between John and Winnie with will have you hooked from the start. The film also goes into the discrimination against travellers a bit but not a-lot. Overall a very moving and entertaining film made with great direction and cinematography. Fair play to ya lads! See more 12/25/2020 Excellent and insightful portrayal of life as a traveller in Ireland. See more 08/27/2016 As a child, a young man by the name of John-Paul Moorehouse witnessed his father get shot by a gang of thugs, who were driving by in a car. John wakes up as he is just after having a nightmare of his father's killing. John is man who is a former boxer, he could have went to the Olympics, and turned pro, as the way he explains it in the movie. His uncle on the other side, Francis tries too hard to keep his name above in the family: He tries to control John by talking him out of doing certain things. He wants everything to be his way, not someone else's. He seems like that person who would plan something, and think his plan is going to work but it backfires. There is another antagonist in the movie, Mickie "the bags", he is the only very close friend that John has. He picks up a fight, and doesn't care sees. He's a loose cannon. But he has a heart, and wants the best for John. End of review. See more 07/28/2014 Mediocre modern western. See more 06/18/2013 Well it is not a good movie... See more 05/13/2013 I thought this was poor. The script was rather poorly written and didn't really build up into anything. The acting was even worse. It is a pity as the title of the film was eye-catching and was really keen on watching a movie about the Gypsy community in Ireland. Avoid like the plague. The one positive is the musical score. See more Read all reviews

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