Short film

Sucking Diesel
2022 · 10 min
A quick, wry small-town crime caper that balances deadpan comedy with a low-stakes moral squeeze.
- Directed by
- Sam McGrath
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Starring
- Danny Power, Geraldine McAlinden, Jason Byrne
- Overview
- After a bungled robbery, a petrol station owner must decide whether to protect her idiot employee or turn him over to the most dangerous man in Ballybeg.
- How it feels
- Dark, absurd, satirical and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Crime, loyalty, betrayal, class
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Sam McGrath
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Starring
- Danny Power, Geraldine McAlinden, Jason Byrne


