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Reefer and the Model
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Reefer and the Model

1988-08-05 · 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.

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Directors
Joe Comerford
Production companies
Berber Films, RTÉ, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Countries
Ireland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ian McElhinneyIan McElhinneyReefer
Carol MooreCarol MooreTeresa, The Model
Sean LawlorSean LawlorSpider
Ray McBrideBadger
Eve WatkinsonThe Mother
Birdy SweeneyBirdy SweeneyInstant Photo
Fionn ComerfordMessenger Boy
John LillisPorter
Henry ComerfordWaiter
Paraic BreathnachQuayside Fisherman
Maire ChinsealachIsland Woman
Dave DuffyDave DuffySergeant
Rosina BrownThe Blonde
Little John NeeLittle John NeeBoy Soldier
Seán Ó CoisdealbhaRossaveal Skipper
Noel SpainBoatman
Peter FitzgeraldBank Guard
Dick DonaghueBank Teller
Máire Ní MháilleBank Teller
Michael RowlandOlder Bank Guard

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