The Poor Mouth

The Poor Mouth

2017 · 33 min · ★ 7.0 · Animation, Comedy

An animated adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s acclaimed 1941 novel in Irish. A biting satire on the highly popular Gaeltacht autobiographies of the time and widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century.

Directed by Tommy Collins · Written by Tommy Collins

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