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The Clash of the Ash
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Wikipedia article
'The Clash of the Ash' Is an 1987 Irish film written and directed by Fergus Tighe, and starring Liam Heffernan as Phil Kelly, with co-stars Gina Moxley, Vinny Murphy and Alan Devlin."[https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20072235.html How the Clash showed em who's bas]". 'Irish Examiner', 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2020."[https://www.timeout.com/london/film/clash-of-the-ash Clash of the Ash]". 'Time Out'. Retrieved 2 August 2020 The film is set in the early 1980s and centered around the aspirations of a promising hurler, a popular Gaelic sport in Ireland.
'The Clash of the Ash' was produced by Circus Films and funded by Brd Scnnn na hEireann and RT."[https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=56724 The Clash of the Ash]". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 2 August 2020 It lasts 50 minutes and was shot largely in Fermoy, County Cork. The soundtrack includes The Pogues cover of Ewan McColl's "Dirty Old Town".
Plot
The Irish Film & Television Network describes it as a story in which the central character Phil is "under pressure from his parents who have decided how his life should proceed, [he] refuses to sit his Leaving Cert. and runs off to London to follow his own ambitions.""[http://www.iftn.ie/locationsireland/irishlocationsregion/sublinks_static4/cork/cls/?act1=record&aid=70&rid=2058&tpl=filmography_dets&only=1&force=1 The Clash of the Ash]". Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 2 August 2020
According to the 'Irish Examiner', "the basic script would be familiar to frustrated youngsters anywhere in the world, all of them eager to clear out for the bright lights; the difference here is that the frustrated teenager in this case is a talented hurler."
Reception
'The Clash of the Ash' was critically acclaimed and became a widespread popular success in Ireland.Cunningham, Michael. "Visions of a vibrant film industry". 'Irish Times', 22 July 1987Lord, Miriam. "Budding director's Clash Of The Ash is a hit". 'Irish Independent', 2 June 1987Woodworth, Paddy. "Sporting Rebels". 'The Sunday Press', 2 August 1987 'Time Out' described it as a "sensitively portrayed slice of provincial life, which manages to tell its yarn with a great deal of humour and compassion."
References
Category:1987 drama films
Category:1987 films
Category:Films set in 1987
Category:Films set in Ireland
Category:Gaelic games films
Category:Irish drama films
Category:English-language Irish films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:Hurling
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