Dead Along the Way

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Dead Along The Way
Directed byMaurice O'Carroll
Written byMaurice O' Carroll
Produced bySinead O' Riordan
Maurice O'Carroll
Elaine O'Carroll
StarringNiall Murphy
Ciaran Bermingham
Tom Lawlor
Ben Condron
Sinead O'Riordan
Donna Patrice
Kevin McCormack
CinematographyMark O' Rourke
Edited byMaurice O' Carroll
Distributed byBurnt Ice Pictures
ORion Productions
Release dates
Running time
87 minutes
Country Ireland
LanguageEnglish

Dead Along The Way is a 2016 Irish crime comedy film, directed by Maurice O'Carroll, and produced by Sinead O' Riordan. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The film tells the story of two wedding videographers who find themselves unexpectedly dealing with a dead body, overly-enthusiastic Gardaí, fertility treatment,a vengeful gangster and an imminent wedding. The film was shot in Laois and Dublin. [5] The film is a co-production between ORion Productions and Burnt Ice Pictures.

Plot

Wacker and Tony – a pair of down-on-their-luck videographers – are about to video a wedding, and they think their lives can’t get any worse. Wacker’s wife has chucked him out, he has been beaten up over money she borrowed for fertility treatment, and a drink-fueled incident the night before has put his friendship with Tony under huge strain. But their problems are only beginning: Big Jim – a notorious loan shark who is also having a pretty bad time of it after learning about his 16-year-old daughter’s pregnancy – visits the church and dies after a scuffle with Tony. The videographers decide to try and conceal their crime before any wedding guests arrive. What happens next is ungodly.

Cast

Release

Dead Along The Way premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 6 July 2016, and was one of the first independent Irish films that sold out within hours. [6] It then went on to open the Indie Cork Film Festival in October 2016. [7] Following fast in the footsteps of the Galway Film Fleadh, the screening instantly sold out and was moved to a larger screen to accommodate the demand for tickets. [8] The film won best independent feature at the Underground Cinema Film Festival in Dún Laoghaire and then announced a limited theatrical release [9] where it had its theatrical premiere in the Gate Cinema in Cork City. Donald Clarke" of "The Irish Times commented saying the film was "A dead ringer for tarantino, in a good way." [10] In March 2017, "Dead Along The Way will have its United States Premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival.

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References

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  2. ↑ "How I made an acclaimed feature film for 10k, in 10 easy steps". RTÉ.ie .
  3. ↑ "Dead Along The Way:Wedding bells and murder trails in comedy crime caper". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Indie film dead along the way receives limited theatrical release".
  5. ↑ "Laois film begins shooting". 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "#IrishFilm: Three Irish independent features first to sell-out at 28th Galway Film Fleadh". 24 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Opening Film". 25 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "10K budget film causing stir". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  9. ↑ "#IrishFilm: Dead Along the Way to receive limited theatrical release on December 14th". 6 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dead Along the Way review: A dead ringer for Tarantino - in a good way". The Irish Times .
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