David Keating

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David Keating

Born January 1, 1960 · Dublin, Ireland (age 66)

David Keating (born 1960) is an Irish writer-director known for his comedy drama "The Last of the High Kings" (1996) and his supernatural horror films "Wake Wood" (2009) and "Cherry Tree" (2015).

Known For

Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four · 1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four
6.81984
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Fear Street: 1978Fear Street: 1978 · 2021
Fear Street: 1978
7.22021
MovieHorrorMystery
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
Wake WoodWake Wood · 2011
Wake Wood
5.62011
MovieDramaHorror
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Into the WestInto the West · 1992
Into the West
6.41992
MovieAdventureDrama
Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.
The Last of the High KingsThe Last of the High Kings · 1996
The Last of the High Kings
5.61996
MovieDramaComedy
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
Cherry TreeCherry Tree · 2015
Cherry Tree
5.02015
MovieHorror
Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother figure. Little does she know that Sissy is the head of a centuries-old witches’ coven that uses the fruit of an ancient cherry tree in a secret ritual that restores life to the dead and dying. Offering to cure her father in exchange for a child, Sissy strikes a bargain with Faith, who suddenly finds herself pregnant with a baby that’s growing at an alarming rate. But with the clock to the child’s birth ticking down and the true intention of Sissy’s plans for humanity becoming more apparent, Faith and her father must stand together in order to save both their lives.
I Dreamt I Woke UpI Dreamt I Woke Up · 1991
I Dreamt I Woke Up
7.31991
MovieDocumentary
John Boorman reflects on the personal influences shaping his life and films in this short work, blending family, neighbors, and the Wicklow Mountains landscape surrounding his Irish home.
The End of the World ManThe End of the World Man · 1986
The End of the World Man
5.51986
MovieFamily
When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the pressures of city life, they decide to fight back - but in their own way.

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Cherry TreeCherry Tree · 2015
Cherry Tree
5.02015
MovieHorror
Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother figure. Little does she know that Sissy is the head of a centuries-old witches’ coven that uses the fruit of an ancient cherry tree in a secret ritual that restores life to the dead and dying. Offering to cure her father in exchange for a child, Sissy strikes a bargain with Faith, who suddenly finds herself pregnant with a baby that’s growing at an alarming rate. But with the clock to the child’s birth ticking down and the true intention of Sissy’s plans for humanity becoming more apparent, Faith and her father must stand together in order to save both their lives.

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