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| Poster Boys | |
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| Directed by | Dave Minogue |
| Written by | Dave Minogue |
| Produced by | Jonathan Farrelly Dave Minogue Sinead O'Brien |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Trevor Murphy |
| Edited by | John Phillipson |
| Music by | Vyvienne Long |
Production company | Poster Boy Films |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Poster Boys is a 2020 Irish comedy-drama film directed by Dave Minogue, starring Trevor O'Connell and Ryan Minogue-Lee.
The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 7 July 2020. [1]
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian rated the film 3 stars out of 5, writing that "it's hard not to be a little impressed with the fact that the film-makers pulled this off on a reportedly teensy budget." [2] Davide Abbatescianni of Cineuropa wrote that the film is an "uplifting, entertaining (and family-friendly) piece, whose strongest assets are its wit and the presence of its two charismatic lead actors." [3]
Film Ireland called it a "great escapist movie that packs a punch." [1] Luke Maxwell of the Dublin Inquirer called it "sweet-natured and, at times, a little heavy-handed", and wrote that "its two leads work so well together that it doesn't really matter what the script has them doing." [4]
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