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Adam & Paul

Adam & Paul

...and you thought you were having a bad day...

20046.91h 26m

Overview

Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Written by Mark O'Halloran
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Top Cast

Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Paul

Mark O'Halloran

Mark O'Halloran

Adam

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

Martin (voice)

Mary Murray

Mary Murray

Orla

Paul Roe

Paul Roe

Wayne

D

Deirdre Molloy

Marian

T

Thomas Farrell

Sleeping Bag

G

Gary Egan

Georgie

Ion Caramitru

Ion Caramitru

Eastern European Man

David Herlihy

David Herlihy

Kittser

Themes & Keywords

dublin, irelandirelandjunkies

About Adam & Paul

Adam & Paul is a comedy, drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of dublin, ireland, ireland, junkies. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, it stars Tom Murphy, Mark O'Halloran, Michael McElhatton. Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.

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