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Patrick's Day

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A woman (Kerry Fox) tries to separate her mentally ill son (Moe Dunford) and the suicidal flight attendant who seduced him.
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Donald Clarke Irish Times 02/05/2015
4/5
Its grim sincerity and its singularity of voice set it out from the pale crowd. Go to Full Review
Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly 06/22/2019
Patrick's Day is a solid movie - Dunford's naturalistic performance is a highlight - with McMahon painting a personal and affecting picture of these characters. Go to Full Review
Patrick Townsend Film Ireland Magazine 04/05/2018
While it takes its time to find its focus, Patrick's Day is ultimately a fascinating portrayal, and subversion, of love, relationships and parental bonds. Go to Full Review
Paul Whitington Irish Independent 06/13/2016
4/5
Patrick's Day has Hitchcock-ian overtones, especially when Patrick's mother tries to persuade him that Karen was a figment of his imagination. And while not everything in it holds together, Walker and Fox are very good as the warring women. Go to Full Review
Bill Brownstein Montreal Gazette 03/03/2016
3/5
Terry McMahon avoids the usual stereotypes in dealing with mental illness and brings a certain dignity to sufferers who aren't generally afforded such treatment on screen. Credit must also go to Dunford, Walker and Fox for not holding back on any level. Go to Full Review
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Laurie S @Karlwinters 03/21/2023 As an ex mental health worker I can catagoricaly say it is very rare that someone is born with schizophrenia. It is a condition, like psychopathy, that is manifested through bad parenting where the child is unable to form a meaningful and caring and healthy relatonship with its caregiver. Thus, we see here how unhealthy the guy's mother is pretty well screwed up herself and he is the end result. The acting was very good and it was a good film. See more 12/05/2020 A surprisingly uplifting film despite its narrative dealing with mental illness and forbidden love. See more 11/11/2016 This film is very well done. It starts annoying and moves into sappiness but don't get fooled, it is top drama in a personal scale. The same mentality dictatorships employs is applied in this familial misadventure. There are parallels with horror movies. The fight for revolution. The liberation. The climax and anticlimax of freedom. All elements are well put together to follow a terrible arc. Love is not what we think, hate is not what we think. Stupidity is everywhere and not always only where it is obvious. Insanity and psychopathy float and affect all the protagonists. Our hero is the one stamped retard but he is the one with the heart in perfect order. Terrible story and our hero must overcome the most omnipresent and ominous evil of all: his mother. He will be damaged before she outgrows her own insane stupidity. The film would gain if it had subtitles. See more 05/11/2016 A terrific lead performance from Dunford. An extremely disturbing drama that at times plays out like a psychological thriller. Heavy going, slow paced a gut-wrenching portrayal of mental illness. See more 03/25/2016 the shot of them connecting, but film is too slow and too depressing See more 03/17/2015 One of the best of the year. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman (Kerry Fox) tries to separate her mentally ill son (Moe Dunford) and the suicidal flight attendant who seduced him.
Director
Terry McMahon
Producer
Rachel Lysaght, Tim Palmer
Screenwriter
Terry McMahon
Production Co
Irish Film Board, Underground Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 42m
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