The Closer You Get

A gentle, wry comedy about lonely men and the women who already surround them, warm and quietly hopeful.

Directed by

Aileen Ritchie

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, Niamh Cusack

Tagline

For five desperate Irishmen, the perfect girl is abroad.

Overview

Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?

How it feels

Warm, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Loneliness, love, identity, family

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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