
Reefer and the Model
1988-08-05 · 90 min · ★ 5.4
Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.
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- Directors
- Joe Comerford
- Production companies
- Berber Films, RTÉ, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Countries
- Ireland
- Status
- Released
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Ian McElhinneyReefer
Carol MooreTeresa, The Model
Sean LawlorSpider
Birdy SweeneyInstant Photo
Dave DuffySergeant
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