Directing

Colm Villa

Born December 31, 1959 · Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (age 66)

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Known For

Cuban BreezeCuban Breeze · 1986
Cuban Breeze
1986
MovieDrama
Irishman Vincent Coke is facing execution on the electric chair after a lifetime of adventures, including smuggling rich Cubans from Cuba to the USA. While rebelling against the system, he finds an unexpected lifeline offered to him by the very system he is rebelling against.
Open AsylumOpen Asylum · 1982
Open Asylum
1982
MovieDrama
Open Asylum is the debut feature by Colm Villa, a powerful drama set in Northern Ireland during the early 1980s. The story centres on Tom Bradley, a young metalworker whose life is upended by the intense political turmoil of the time. The film delves into both personal and societal struggles amidst the backdrop of conflict, with a particular focus on class and sub-class dynamics—an often-overlooked theme in narratives about the Troubles.
Sunset HeightsSunset Heights · 1999
Sunset Heights
7.01999
MovieThrillerAction
Irish thriller starring Toby Stephens. Belfast of the near future finds the city ruled by two rival law-enforcing punishment squads. When Luke Bradley (Stephens)'s son is found murdered, suspicion falls upon the local preacher (Jim Norton). Taken to Sunset Heights, a druid's circle on a hill overlooking the city, the accused is summarily executed by the boy's father. However, when another child goes missing, it appears that they have killed the wrong man - or that the preacher has come back from the dead to wreak his revenge...
BergeracBergerac · 1981
Bergerac
7.01981
SeriesDrama
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.
So You Think You've Got TroublesSo You Think You've Got Troubles · 1991
So You Think You've Got Troubles
7.31991
SeriesComedy
Six-part comedy series about a Londoner, and non-practising Jew, is sent by his boss to Northern Ireland to run a tobacco company.

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