Saipan
Synopsis
In 2002 while preparing for the World Cup on the tiny island of Saipan and when Keane was captaining the Irish national side, he and McCarthy had a very public, very bitter disagreement. On the surface, their feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved, and whose very public falling out was to become one of the most fractious falling-outs in the history of the sport.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - European premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Director
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Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn
- Producer
- Trevor Birney, Oliver Butler, Macdara Kelleher, John Keville
- Executive Producer
- Ursula Devine, Eoin Egan, Patrick O’Neill
- Editor
- Gavin Buckley, John Murphy
- Screenwriter
- Paul Fraser
- Director of Photography
- Piers McGrail
- Composer
- David Holmes
- Principal cast
- Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke, Alice Lowe, Jamie Beamish, Alex Murphy, Harriett Cairns, Peter McDonald
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund
Ireland, UK co-production
Wild Atlantic Pictures (IE), Fine Point Films (UK)
Fine Point Films
2nd Floor Callender House58-60 Upper Arthur Street
Belfast
BT1 4GJ
Sales Company
Bankside Films
Ashley House, 5th Floor12 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 8QN
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