The Second Death

This article is about the 2000 short film by John Michael McDonagh. For other items with similar names, see Second Death (disambiguation).

The Second Death
Directed by	John Michael McDonagh
Written by	John Michael McDonagh
Produced by	Chris Clark Flora Fernandez-Marengo John Michael McDonagh Martin McDonagh
Starring	Liam Cunningham Michelle Fairley Aidan Gillen Owen Sharpe David Wilmot Dermot Healy Gary Lydon Roxanna Nic Liam
Cinematography	Peter Thwaites
Edited by	Jon Harris
Music by	Paul Clark
Production company	Reprisal Films
Release date	14 July 2000 (2000-07-14)(Ireland)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	Ireland
Language	English

The Second Death is a 2000 Irish short drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. It stars Liam Cunningham as a middle-aged alcoholic who returns home from his local pub when he hears a voice from his past and comes to realise he is doomed. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Liam Cunningham as James Mangan
• Michelle Fairley as Aisling
• Aidan Gillen as Pool Player 1
• Owen Sharpe as Pool Player 2
• David Wilmot as Chess Player 1
• Dermot Healy as Chess Player 2
• Gary Lydon as Gerry Stanton
• Roxanna Nic Liam as Helen Rainey (credited as Roxanna Williams)

Production

Cunningham, Fairley, and Gillen would all later star together in Game of Thrones . ^[2] The film is McDonagh's debut as both writer and director; his younger brother Martin served as an executive producer on the film, though they have not worked together since as they admit that they would disagree and argue too much. ^[3]

References

1. "| The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
2. McDonagh, John Michael (2000-07-14), The Second Death (Short), Liam Cunningham, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Owen Sharpe, Reprisal Films, Rogue Films, retrieved 2021-04-28
3. Mottram, James (7 August 2011). "John Michael McDonagh interview" . The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

External links

• The Second Death (2000) - YouTube