Brendan Gleeson
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Eleven year old Mary has an insatiable passion for cooking, and dreams of become a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its obstacles, and facing them turns into quite an adventure. In this delicate coming-of-age story, filled with joy and laughter, we join four generations of women as they head off on a glorious journey together. One that takes...
2) I Went Down
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Things are not going well for Git Hynes. Just out of jail, he has to accept the fact that his girlfriend has left him for his best friend, Anto. But when Anto gets into trouble with local crime boss Tom French, Git gets involved and finds himself owing French a debt. Repaying it involves an 'easy ride' down to Cork in a stolen car with an old-time criminal, Bunny, as his companion. But this is only the start of Git's involvement in a web of criminals...
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. "In the Heart of the Sea" reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to...
4) Riverdance
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A young Irish boy named Keegan and his Spanish friend named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life.