The Black Guelph

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The Black Guelph

Released Mar 22

2h 5m

Drama

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Canto is a small-time drug dealer trying to get off the streets when his father, an industrial school survivor, returns home looking for forgiveness and reconciliation.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

It’s a little rough around the edges but there’s no denying the film’s unflinching potency.

Mar 1, 2023

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Effective and tightly woven.

Sep 15, 2022

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

While it could definitely have done with some minutes being lopped off its two-hour runtime, there is some superb work on display here, from the excellent ensemble (led by Earley and Roe) to the set-up’s tangibly gritty social-realism.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 25, 2024

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

The Black Guelph is an excellent dark journey down a dead-end street with a stark view of what looks over it all.

Rated: 8.5/10

Jun 12, 2024

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Dale Kearney

Film Ireland Magazine

For fans of Love/Hate and Cardboard Gangsters, The Black Guelph will satisfy your craving for an Irish crime drama, however, Dan’s heart-rending story will be grabbing your attention more than the shady life of Kanto.

Jun 11, 2024

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Richard Schertzer

Battle Royale With Cheese

All in all, this is a film that offered no decent character arcs, whines and moans at its own insufferable content and was mostly just a waste of time.

Apr 14, 2024

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Mark T

I really enjoyed this movie, it kept my Intrest for the most part. Good acting, a couple of different stories throughout and they don't all have happy endings. A few long silent moments in it that could be taken out. That might take another 10 minutes off what is otherwise a pretty decent movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Synopsis

Canto is a small-time drug dealer trying to get off the streets when his father, an industrial school survivor, returns home looking for forgiveness and reconciliation.

Director: John Connors
Producer: Maria O'Neill, Tiernan Williams
Screenwriter: John Connors, Tiernan Williams
Distributor: Entertainment Squad / Slated
Production Co: Cluster Fox Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2024
Runtime: 2h 5m

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