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In Cinemas: Barber, Directed by Fintan Connolly

April 13, 2023

Directed by Fintan Connolly & co-written with Fiona Bergin, the filmmaking team behind Fubar Films (Trouble With Sex, Flick), Barber stars award winning actor Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, The Wire), debut rising star Aisling Kearns, Gary Lydon (The Banshees of Inisherin, The Guard), Helen Behan (Wildfire, The Virtues, Wolf), Deirdre Donnelly (Vikings: Valhalla, Harry Wild, Rialto), Liam Carney (Calm with Horses), and Camille O’Sullivan along with Irma Mali, Nick Dunning and Steve Wall.

Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter Sara. As initial investigations into her disappearance begin to darken, secrets surface in unexpected ways. Before too long, Barber finds himself entangled with powerful men of shady morals determined to thwart his investigations. Has he bitten off more than he can chew?

Barber is in cinemas from 14 April.

Barber was produced by Fubar Films with funding from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and RTÉ.  The film is produced by Fiona Bergin and executive produced by Lesley McKimm for Screen Ireland.  The film brings together a host of Irish actors including Aisling Kearns, Gary Lydon, Helen Behan, Deirdre Donnelly, Liam Carney, Camille O’Sullivan, David Herlihy, Ruaidhri Conroy, Irma Mali, Nick Dunning, Steve Wall, Simone Collins, Mark O’Regan, Gerard Mannix Flynn, Lia Schaffer, Aaron Edo, Desmond Eastwood, Dan Monaghan, Isabelle Connolly, Jimmy Smallhorne, Vincent McCabe, Ailbhe Cowley and Mark Lawrence.

Owen McPolin is director of photography, Robert Flanagan is sound mixer, Tracey O’Hanlon is production designer, Nicolas De Toth is editor, Forrest Gray is composer, Maureen Hughes is casting director.

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