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I Went Down

I Went Down

One doesn't count, the other can't. Dis-organised crime.

19975.91h 47mR

Overview

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?

Directed by Paddy Breathnach
Written by Conor McPherson
Produced by Robert Walpole
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Top Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Bunny Kelly

Peter McDonald

Peter McDonald

Git Hynes

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

Tom French

P

Peter Caffrey

Frank Grogan

A

Antoine Byrne

Sabrina Bradley

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Anto

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

Johnner Doyle

J

Joe Gallagher

Steo Gannon

Johnny Murphy

Johnny Murphy

Sonny Mulligan

R

Rachel Brady

Git's Girlfriend

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Themes & Keywords

hostagegangsterrelease from prisondublin, irelandhoodlum

About I Went Down

I Went Down is a action, comedy, crime film released in 1997 exploring themes of hostage, gangster, release from prison, dublin, ireland, hoodlum. Directed by Paddy Breathnach, it stars Brendan Gleeson, Peter McDonald, Tony Doyle. 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?

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