Dead Bodies

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Dead Bodies
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Directed byRobert Quinn
Written by Derek Landy
Starring Andrew Scott
Katy Davis
Eamonn Owens
Darren Healy
Kelly Reilly
Release date
  • 25 April 2003 (2003-04-25)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Dead Bodies is a 2003 Irish drama film by Robert Quinn starring Andrew Scott, Katy Davis, Eamonn Owens, Darren Healy and Kelly Reilly. The screenplay was written by Derek Landy.

Contents

It was the first film shot in Ireland on high definition. [1]

Plot

Tommy McGann (Scott) gets back together with his ex-girlfriend, after breaking up with her recently. But later on, the two fight, in which Tommy leaves the apartment as he pushes her out of his way. He returns later to find her dead, realising he pushed her onto the table where she fell and cracked her head. Tommy drives the body out into the woods and buries it there. Soon after, the police discover the body of not only Tommy's victim, but also someone else whose murderer is still at large.

Cast

Awards

Dead Bodies was nominated for four IFTA awards and won three for Best Actor in a Film (Andrew Scott), Best Editing (Dermot Diskin) and Best Sound/Sound Editing (Daniel Birch).

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References

  1. Sheehy, Ted (1 May 2003). "Dead Bodies". Screendaily . Retrieved 3 February 2024.