Reefer and the Model

Reefer and the Model

🎞️ Movie 93 min IE
โ˜… 6.2 /10 1988

Reefer and the Model is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford. It concerns Reefer, a former Irish Republican Army man who operates a ferry using an old trawler between the Galway coast and the Aran Islands; his friends Spider and Badger; and the pregnant Teresa ("the Model"), who has abandoned a life of drugs and prostitution in England. The group become involved in the armed robbery of a post office and are pursued by the Gardaí. The film premièred in Galway in August 1988. Reefer and the Model won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales. At the 1988 European Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Young Film, Carol Scanlan was nominated for Best Actress, and Ray McBride was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney
Reefer
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Carol Moore
Teresa 'the Model'
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Sean Lawlor
Spider
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Ray McBride
Badger
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Eve Watkinson
The Mother
Birdy Sweeney
Birdy Sweeney
Instant Photo
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Fionn Comerford
Messanger Boy
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John Lillis
Porter
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Henry Comerford
Waiter
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Paraic Breathnach
Quayside Fisherman
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Johnny Duhan
Composer
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Andy Roberts
Composer
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Breffni Byrne
Cinematographer