The Belly of the Whale

2018

1 hr. 23 min.

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.

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Morgan Bushe

Director

Art Parkinson

Martin Lanks

Michael Smiley

Gits Hegarty

Lewis MacDougall

Joey Moody

Peter Coonan

Rooster Collins

Pat Shortt

Ronald Tanner

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

Belly is a flawed work, albeit one of promise.

Jul 11, 2018

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Paul Whitington

Irish Independent

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.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 14, 2023

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

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.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 10, 2018

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Alan Corr

RTÉ (Ireland)

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.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 10, 2018

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Cian Griffin

Film Ireland Magazine

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.

Nov 29, 2018

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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
Executive Producer: Patrick O'Neill, Bostjan Virc
Screenwriter: Morgan Bushe, Greg Flanagan
Production Co: Fastnet Films
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 14, 2021

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