(9) Banshees of Inisherin

Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

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Set on a remote island off the West coast of Ireland, the plot revolves around the breakdown of a relationship between two friends.

Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, Colin Farrell , Kerry Condon

Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Famous Association: Martin McDonagh’s most famous film is In Bruges, renowned for its mix of comedy and violence. He directed  the Oscar-winning Three Billboards Outside Epping, Missouri.

Quotation: ‘All my work shares a balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy.’ Martin McDonagh

 ‘the locations and scenery are characters in themselves’,
Kerry Condon on working on the Aran Islands.

Trivia:  Martin McDonagh’s play The Cripple of Inishmaan takes place during the filming of Man of Aran.

The Banshees of Inisherin earned 9 Oscar nominations and over 378  nominations with awards across 152 categories.

Links: Scenes were shot on Árainn, Inis Mór — the largest of the Aran Islands — and on Achill Island, County Mayo.
Discover more films shot on Árainn, including Man of Aran and Leap Year.

Inis Mór, claimed the 7th Location Award, honoured as Europe’s top film and TV location by the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN).