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Buttons War of the Buttons

Producer Puttnam and screenwriter Welland, the team who brought you CHARIOTS OF FIRE, bring you this youthful tale featuring a cast of young Irish unknowns. The youngsters of two neighboring Irish villages just can's get along. They have rules for their battles, thought: no stones in slingshots, and no fights too late in the day. This scenic and bittersweet tale presents a child's view of childhood, with amusing and touching results.
 

PG
In america The Nephew

Twenty years ago a young Irish girl left her home in Ireland and went to America. Her brother, Tony Egan and his family, never heard from her again. Only days after the news of her death reached the town that she was born in, her only son Chad arrived from America to spread the ashes of his Mother in her native home-land.  The family was shocked to see that the boy was black. Chad falls for a local girl named Aislin. This new situation ignites an old conflict between Aislin's Father and Chad's Uncle Tony. As a result, this causes the circle of anger to grow wider and wider.

PG-13
Twins Irish Twins

Born within a year of each other, Michael and Seamus Sullivan have become very different men -
just how much becomes apparent on the eve of their father's funeral.

R
Peacefire
Colin McNally couldn't give a toss about the political situation in the north of Ireland. He's too busy out stealing cars with his mates. But a chance encounter with the a ruthless policeman turns him into an informer for the so-called forces of law and order, and a target of retribution for his father's old mates in the I.R,A. In the violent upheaval that follows, Colin must struggle with the intense loyalty he feels for his mates; the need to protect his mother from her tragic past; and the political ideals of a dead father.

R

 

 

 

 
 
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