I Went Down (Dis-organised Crime) (1997) (original) (raw)
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Original title
I Went Down (Dis-organised Crime)
Year
1997
Running time
107 min.
Country
Ireland
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Ireland-United Kingdom;
Genre
Thriller. Comedy | Black Comedy
Synopsis
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?
Awards
1997: San Sebastián: Jury Prize & Best First Work
1998: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Gleeson)
1998: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Actor.
Critics' reviews
- "Engaging, though certainly not groundbreaking, I Went Down manages to quote from Plato and deploy a cheap joke about masturbation (twice). As gangster movies go, it's a charmer"
- "Its cast is a glory, adept at setting off a sly humor with a touch of pathos, and it brings to the fore Brendan Gleeson, so good in so many supporting parts, as a seriocomic powerhouse in the central role."
- "I Went Down owes much of its novelty to steering clear of Irish movie stereotypes and instead showing off a spare and quizzical indie spirit."
- "An elusive leprechaun of a film that doggedly resists being pigeonholed. Once caught, however, it yields a small pot of gold in its droll performances and deadpan wit."
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