Insulin

Insulin

2015 · 12 min · ★ 7.5 · Thriller

Holed up in a run down pharmacy, a man helps his diabetic wife to survive on dwindling supplies of insulin, trading medicine for food from the outside world. When a stranger comes looking for insulin, and refuses to be turned away, both husband and wife must face the reality of her rapidly shortening life.

Directed by Ryan Tohill · Written by Stephen Fingleton

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Barry Ward The Pharmacist
Tara Lynne O'Neill The Pharmacist's Wife
Ciaran Flynn The Trader
Sophie Harkness The Traders Wife
Lalor Roddy The Customer

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