Kings

Kings

A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.

2007 · 88 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama

In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life. For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever.

Directed by Tommy Collins · Written by Jimmy Murphy

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