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'Reefer and the Model' is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093834/ "Reefer and the Model"] Internet Movie Database. Retrieved: 2013-03-13. It concerns Reefer, a former Irish Republican Army man who operates a ferry using an old trawler between the Galway coast and the Aran Islands; his friends Spider and Badger; and the pregnant Teresa ("the Model"), who has abandoned a life of drugs and prostitution in England. The group become involved in the armed robbery of a post office and are pursued by the Garda. The film premired in Galway in August 1988.'Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation' by Lance Pettitt, Manchester University Press (2000), p. 110. .

Awards



'Reefer and the Model' won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales. At the 1988 European Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Young Film, Carol Scanlan was nominated for Best Actress, and Ray McBride was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast



* Ian McElhinney Reefer

* Carol Scanlan Teresa 'the Model'

* Sean Lawlor Spider

* Ray McBride Badger

* Eve Watkinson The Mother

* Birdy Sweeney Instant Photo

* Fionn Comerford Messenger Boy

* John Lillis Porter

* Henry Comerford Waiter

* Paraic Breathnach Quayside Fisherman

* Maire Chinsealach Island Woman

* Dave Duffy Sergeant

* Rosina Brown The Blonde

* Little John Nee Boy Soldier

* Sen Coisdealbha Rossaveal Skipper

* Noel Spain Boatman

* Peter Fitzgerald Bank Guard

* Dick Donaghue Bank Teller

* Mire N Mhille Bank Teller

* Michael Rowland Older Bank Guard (as Mick Rowland)

* Patrick Blackaby 1st Tinker Guard

* Uinseann Mac Thomis 2nd Tinker Guard

* Deirdre Lawless Policewoman

* Gary McMahon Young Guard

References




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