Nominated for 9 Academy Awards, winner of 4 BAFTA Awards (Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best British Film)
Martin McDonagh ‘s Spirits of the Isle will debut tomorrow, Wednesday 22 March, on Disney+ . With the announcement, here’s a clip:
Set on an island off the west coast of Ireland, The Spirits of the Islandfollows two longtime friends, Pádraic (Academy Award and BAFTA nominee Colin Farrell) and Colm (Academy Award and BAFTA nominee Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves in an impasse when Colm unexpectedly ends their friendship. Pádraic, shocked by this decision, does not give up and tries to mend the relationship, helped by his sister Siobhán (Oscar candidate and BAFTA winner Kerry Condon) and a young and problematic inhabitant of the island, Dominic (the candidate for ‘Oscar and BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan). But Pádraic’s repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve, and when Colm issues a desperate ultimatum, events quickly escalate with shocking consequences.