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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) – AFI Movie Club

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN An anguished Irish fable from director Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) was honored with an AFI SPECIAL AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the of moving image in the year of its release. According to the official rationale, “THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN howls with empathy as it severs the traditional customs of friendship. Martin McDonagh’s parable of civil war and mutually assured destruction is brilliantly realized in each inspired word – each bloody act – and each burst of cannons across the sea. This anguished Irish fable is textured by the land itself and brought to life with both humor and horror by Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and an extraordinary cast.”