Reefer and the Model

Reefer and the Model

1988 · 90 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Adventure, Crime

Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.

Directed by Joe Comerford · Written by Joe Comerford

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Ian McElhinney Reefer
Carol Moore 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

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