The Belly of the Whale

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The Belly of the Whale

2018

1h 23m

Crime

Drama

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5 Reviews

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Desperate for cash, a teenager who is in debt and a troubled 50-year-old man team up to rob a local arcade and rid themselves of their money woes.

Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

07/11/2018

Belly is a flawed work, albeit one of promise.

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Paul Whitington

Irish Independent

01/14/2023

2/5

Shortt and Smiley do their best in two-dimensional roles, but this is a bits and pieces film, full of loose ends and stray plot lines insufficiently developed.

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

12/10/2018

2/5

It is perplexing to see the release of lacklustre fare such as this dull, uninspired, and incomplete caper that does no one any favours, not least debutant director Morgan Bushe nor otherwise fine actors such as Smiley and Shortt.

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Alan Corr

RTÉ (Ireland)

12/10/2018

2/5

This is an unorthodox buddy movie populated by the forgotten people on the frayed edges of Irish society but for all its realism, Bushe's film ends up disappointingly unrealistic.

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Cian Griffin

Film Ireland Magazine

11/29/2018

Overall, The Belly of the Whale is a charming and endearing film that tells a poignant and at times, heartbreaking story of two flawed characters coming to terms with the challenges in their lives.

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Synopsis

Desperate for cash, a teenager who is in debt and a troubled 50-year-old man team up to rob a local arcade and rid themselves of their money woes.

Director: Morgan Bushe
Producer: Morgan Bushe
Screenwriter: Morgan Bushe, Greg Flanagan
Production Co: Fastnet Films
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 14, 2021
Runtime: 1h 23m

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