
Sour Grapes(1998)
The bond between cousins is tested when one wins a fortune with the other's money at Atlantic City.


“How far would you go to win a fortune!”
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

Ian Bannen
Jackie O'Shea

David Kelly
Michael O'Sullivan

Fionnula Flanagan
Annie O'Shea

Susan Lynch
Maggie O'Toole

Brendan Dempsey
Jim Kelly

James Nesbitt
Pig Finn

Paul Vaughan
Narrator (voice)

Maura O'Malley
Mrs. Kennedy

Robert Hickey
Maurice O'Toole
Paddy Ward
Brendy O'Toole
Waking Ned is a comedy film released in 1998 exploring themes of beguilement, village, fake identity, lottery, jackpot, ireland. Directed by Kirk Jones, it stars Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan. When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
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