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The Young Offenders

The Young Offenders

Not all plans are idiot proof

20167.11h 24m

Overview

Two teenage boys from inner-city Cork steal bicycles and ride off on a 160km quest to find an unrecovered bale of cocaine worth 7,000,000 euros.

Directed by Peter Foott
Written by Jocelyn Clarke, Peter Foott
Produced by Peter Foott
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Top Cast

Alex Murphy

Alex Murphy

Conor McSweeney

Chris Walley

Chris Walley

Jock O'Keeffe

Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose

Mairead

Dominic MacHale

Dominic MacHale

Healy

P.J. Gallagher

P.J. Gallagher

Ray the Drug Dealer

Ciaran Bermingham

Ciaran Bermingham

Flynn

Pascal Scott

Pascal Scott

Old Farmer

Judy Donovan

Judy Donovan

Local Shopkeeper

Shane Casey

Shane Casey

Billy Murphy

C

Cora Fenton

Jock's Mother

Themes & Keywords

friendshipcocainemale friendshiproad tripdrugsirelandstolen bicyclehechos realesteenage protagonistirishcorknorrie

About The Young Offenders

The Young Offenders is a comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of friendship, cocaine, male friendship, road trip, drugs, ireland. Directed by Peter Foott, it stars Alex Murphy, Chris Walley, Hilary Rose. Two teenage boys from inner-city Cork steal bicycles and ride off on a 160km quest to find an unrecovered bale of cocaine worth 7,000,000 euros.

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