The Tale of Sweety Barrett (SPA) ( Aulabárður ) ( Sweety Barrett )

The Tale of Sweety Barrett (SPA) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Aulabárður
Alternate Title: Sweety Barrett
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
Iceland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Stephen Bradley

Written By:
Stephen Bradley

Actors:
Brendan O'Carroll ..... Rissolli
Brendan Gleeson ..... Sweety Barrett
Tony Rohr ..... Flick Hennessy
Andrew Scott ..... Danny
Agnes Bernelle ..... Mrs. Walsh
Frankie McCafferty ..... Arthur Meany
Kevin Flood ..... Fisherman
Lynda Steadman ..... Anne King
Dylan Murphy ..... Conor King
Liam Cunningham ..... Detective Bone
Dawn Bradfield ..... Mary the Waitress
Cillian Murphy ..... Pat the Barman
Dean Griffin ..... Hey-Horse Kid
Raymond Kean ..... Uniform One
Mikel Murfi ..... Uniform Two

Synopsis:

Stephen Bradley made his directorial debut with this Irish drama in which circus performer Sweety Barrett (Brendan Gleeson) loses his job swallowing objects and is hired by bootlegger Flick Hennessy (Tony Rohr) to do odd jobs in the port town of Dockery where the slow-witted Sweety meets Anne King (Lynda Steadman) and her six-year-old son Conor (Dylan Murphy). Anne's husband Leo (Andy Serkis) has been framed by deranged police chief Mannix Bone (Liam Cunningham), who often beats up various townsfolk whenever the psychopathic inspiration hits him. Bone has also forced Flick to cut him in on the whisky-running profits. Released from jail, Leo plots revenge, and violence erupts. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 22 June, 2010.