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Rating: 7 stars

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Academy Award Oscar nominee short film ireland train shootout dark comedy

All movies seen on 07/02/2019

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Six Shooter (2004)

Directed by Martin McDonagh

Comedy | Drama

Overview

Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the ‘Kid’. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005

Length 27 minutes

Actors

Brendan Gleeson | Rúaidhrí Conroy | David Wilmot | Aisling O'Sullivan | Gary Lydon | Domhnall Gleeson | David Murray | David Pearse

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

This is the short from the 2005 collection that actually won the Oscar (and one I logged back in 2009). It’s a dark comedy about a bad day that gets worse as a man whose wife has died has a crazy train ride home. Brendan Gleeson is great.

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