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Movie poster: Kings (2007)
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2007 · 88 min Drama
4.5 / 10 · TMDB

In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life. For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2007
Country Ireland, United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Tommy Collins
Runtime 88 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.5/10 (11 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs its narrative on the stark contrast between the vibrant black-and-white flashbacks of youth and the muted colors of the present, exploring the trauma of displacement and the gap between ambition and reality. It relies on a powerful ensemble cast, whose performances are filled with quiet resentment and unspoken history.

What lingers after the viewing is a profound sense of melancholy for lost time and the fragile bonds that exile both severs and, paradoxically, reinforces. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tommy Collins

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Watch in a contemplative mood, preferably on a quiet evening, with a measure of Irish whiskey within reach.

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