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Section: International Competition of European First Films
The Young Offenders (2016)
Best friends Conor and Jock dress the same, act the same, and go pretty much everywhere together. When news breaks that 61 bales of cocaine worth seven million euros each has gone missing off Ireland's west coast, the boys steal a pair of bicycles — Jock is already an inveterate bike thief who has attracted the keen attention of a local police sergeant — and pedal across the Irish countryside hoping to find the contraband treasure and sell it to finance their escape from difficult circumstances. With the Garda in close pursuit, mayhem and misadventure inevitably ensue. Delightful and absurdly funny, the film is a portrait of the friendship between two sensitive young desperados with noble intentions.
| Country | Ireland |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 83 min |
| Rating | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Peter Foott |
| Screenplay | Peter Foott |
| Director of Photography | Patrick Jordan |
| Music | Ray Harman |
| Edited by | Colin Campbell |
| Contact | Carnaby International |
Biography
An Irish screenwriter, director and producer, he studied film at a school in Cork. He captured audiences with the shorts Just a Little Bit of Love (2003) and The Carpenter & His Clumsy Wife (2004), for which he was awarded at several festivals. He's mainly worked in television, where he's made comedy shows, among others. His first live-acted feature film is The Young Offenders (2016).
Youth, Friendship, Teamwork, Crime, First Feature, Comedy, Youth