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Us Boys

Synopsis

Us Boys is the story of Ernie Morrow an 80 year old bachelor farmer from the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. Without electricity, modern comforts and chemical fertilisers from the farm 'Old Church' stands still in time, representing an era of people and a country way that will soon be gone forever. It is a Spartan harsh life. Indeed the lifestyle of Ernie is one that this forefathers would easily connect to, only a tractor replacing the horse . . .

Details

Year
2000
Running time
52 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Lionel Mill
Producer
Jonathan Willis, Dan Egan
Editor
James E Dalton
Director of Photography
David Barker
Sound
David Kilpatrick
Principal cast
The Morrow Brothers

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Igloo Contact: Brian Willis 11 Lower Fitzwilliam St Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: 353 1 855 3883 Fax: 353 1 855 3885 igloo@iol.ie www.44k.com/igloo

Sales Company

As above

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