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'Blackbird' is an 2018 Irish spy film directed, produced, written by and starring Michael Flatley.

Production



Filming took place in County Cork, London and Barbados. It was largely financed by Flatley himself.

Premise



The secret agent "Blackbird" retires and opens a nightclub in the Caribbean to escape his past. A former lover comes to meet him, but brings trouble with her.

Cast



*Eric Roberts as Blake

*Patrick Bergin as The Head

*Ian Beattie as Nick

*Rachel Warren as Brea

*Serhat Metin as Muhammed

*Nicole Evans as Vivian

*Michael Flatley as Victor Blackley

Release



'Blackbird' was dismissed as a vanity project by journalists, Brian Lloyd of entertainment.ie comparing Flatley to Tommy Wiseau of 'The Room' infamy.

The first screening was a June 2018 private showing for cast and crew at the Stella Cinema, Rathmines, Dublin; 'Blackbird' was shown at The May Fair Hotel, London as part of the Raindance Film Festival on 28 September 2018.

In 2018, Flatley claimed to be in pre-production for 'Blackbird 2'. However, there has never been a general release of 'Blackbird', fuelling speculation about the film's quality. In 2019, Brian Lloyd of entertainment.ie wrote a lengthy investigation of the film, finding out that "over 200 people attended the screening of 'Blackbird', and so far as can be reasonably determined, none of them were journalists or critics. When asked if perhaps the jury of Raindance Film Festival may have seen 'Blackbird', [David Martinez, a festival producer with Raindance] says this did not take place."

A general release of the film to Irish cinemas had been announced for September 2, 2022. The film premiered August 2022 in the Light House Cinema in Dublin.

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