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The Shore

2011 · 29 min

A gentle, bittersweet reunion that balances quiet regret with warm humour, unfolding like a fond memory tinged with old pain.

Directed by
Terry George
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Two boyhood best friends are divided by 25 years of misunderstanding amidst the escalating conflict in Northern Ireland. The two boys’ lives take very different paths until Joe returns for the first time to his homeland with his 24-year-old daughter, Patricia. In his absence, Paddy married Joe’s former fiancée Mary. What happened all those years ago? Can old wounds be healed? The answer is hilarious and moving in equal parts.

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Directed by
Terry George
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Terry George
Written by
Terry George
Starring
Ciarán Hinds, Conleth Hill, Kerry Condon, Maggie Cronin
Music
David Holmes, Foy Vance
Cinematography
Michael McDonough
Runtime
29 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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