Broken Law
Film poster
Directed byPaddy Slattery
Written byPaddy Slattery
Produced by
  • Simon Doyle
  • Ian Hunt-Duffy
  • Shane Ryan
  • Paddy Slattery
Starring
CinematographyNarayan Van Maele
Edited byJohn Desay
Music byMichael Fleming
Production
companies
  • FailSafe Films
  • True Line Films
Distributed byBreak Out Pictures
Release dates
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Broken Law (previously entitled Let Your Guard Down and The Broken Law of Attraction)[1][2] is a 2020 Irish crime drama film directed by short film maker Paddy Slattery.[3][4] It stars Tristan Heanue, John Connors and Gemma-Leah Devereux.[2][5] It was the result of a crowd-funding initiative from Slattery.[1][6] It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2020, with Slattery winning an Aer Lingus Discovery Award for his work.[7][8][9]

Plot

Dave Connolly is a respected member of An Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help.

Cast

  • Tristan Heanue as Dave Connolly, a garda (policeman) in Dublin
  • Graham Earley as Joe Connolly, Dave's brother
  • John Connors as Wallace, a friend of Joe's
  • Gemma-Leah Devereux as Amia McNamara, a credit union employee and Dave's love interest
  • Ally Ní Charáin as Irene Connolly, mother of Dave and Joe
  • Ryan Lincoln as Pete, a friend of Wallace

References

  1. 1 2 Slattery, Paddy (2016). "The Broken Law of Attraction". Indiegogo. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Review: Broken Law". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Brady, Tara (2 March 2020). "Dublin International Film Festival 2020: Memorable matriarchal themes". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Offaly director out to change perceptions of disability". RTÉ TEN. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (1 March 2020). "Broken Law review – headbutt of a thriller about brothers on either side of the law". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Donald. "Paddy Slattery's Broken Law of Attraction launches crowd-funder". IrishTimes.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Major Irish movies and Charlie Kaufman for 2020 DIFF". RTÉ TEN. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Aoife. "Take it away: Top names to rub shoulders with Irish stars at film festival". Independent.ie. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "2020 Award Winners Announcement". Dublin International Film Festival. March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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