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A beautifully made movie, both in production and script, has received overwhelming love and support from viewers. Here’s the film’s logline:
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
The logline might seem like a typical period drama, but Banshees is so much more than an average film. Set on an island off the coast of Ireland during the Irish Civil War, Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), formerly good friends, are embroiled in their fight over the loss of their friendship. The movie continues to escalate as the two formerly close friends fight one another, leading to an unresolved conflict between two men who will never be able to heal and find peace again.
The film is a powerful metaphor for the Irish Civil War and makes deeply philosophical arguments about what we care about and remember when someone is gone. It intertwines dark comedy and thought-provoking scenes that make the film well worth the 1-hour-and-54-minute runtime.
“Pádraic Súilleabháin: Some things there’s no moving on from. And I think that’s a good thing.”
“Priest: Do you think God gives a damn about miniature donkeys, Colm?
Colm Doherty: I fear he doesn’t. And I fear that’s where it’s all gone wrong.”
Allison Boarman is a McConnell Scholar in the class of 2023. She is studying political science and communications.