Redemption for the big screen

Following on from the news last week that film director Philip Doherty won the top award at the Kimolos International Film Festival for his Cavan-set debut film Pale Rebel Productions have announced that the Irish general release of the film is imminent.

Pale Rebel Productions made the announcement as they released the theatrical trailer for Redemption of a Rogue: “We will be announcing the cinema release date next week, but before then we need to get the word of mouth out about this fantastic extravaganza of a Cavan film,” they said.

In the short trailer we get a flavour of the story of Jimmy, a nihilist carrying around a black leather doctor’s bag containing the rope he plans to hang himself with. Filled with guilt and shame, he returns to his hometown in the cold austere beauty of West Cavan.

The eclectic cast from Irish stage and screen includes Aisling O’Mara and Kieran Roche along with comedian Kevin McGahern (Republic of Telly), the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Shane Connaughton (My Left Foot), and author Pat McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto).

Since premiering at the Galway Film Fleadh last year where it picked up two major awards - Best Irish Film and Best Irish First Feature, it has garnered international critical acclaim and recently scooped the Best Director award (Philip Doherty) at the aforementioned Kimolos International Film Festival in Greece.