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The Pier

0.0(0)20111h 24m1

After 20 years of no contact with his father, Jack McCarthy (played by Hurley) travels from New York to his father Larry's death bed in Cork. Upon arrival he is furious to find his father alive and well and even more so when he then discovers he can't leave. Soon, father and son are forced to deal with a painful history. At the core of their conflict is Larry's denial about the death of his wife, Jack's mother. The story explores the difficult and painful, but often very hilarious ways they try to communicate. Forging a begrudging peace, the reality of life sets in when Larry discloses to Jack another truth that leads to a final reconciliation.

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Status
Released
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Language
English
  • debt
  • dying father
  • estranged son
  • irish immigrant
  • return to hometown

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Produced in

Ireland

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Release dates

  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTT18A4 Jul 2011
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival4 Jul 2011
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival7 Nov 2011
  • IrelandIE

    • PremiereGalway Film Festival12 Jul 2011
  • IsraelIL

    • PremiereJerusalem Film Festival14 Jul 2011
  • RussiaRU

    • PremiereMoscow Irish film festival16 Mar 2012
  • UruguayUY

    • PremiereFestival Cinematografico Internacional del Uruguay2 Apr 2012

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The Pier was released on 4 July 2011.

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    mainah

    4/10/2021

    https://irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-pier-1.452706 Following a successful screening at last year’s Galway Film Fleadh, Gerard Butler’s pleasant, low-key drama gets a deserved outing at selected cinemas. The Piertells a common story in Irish literature and film: a returning emigrant confronts what has changed and what has remained the same. The director (Gerard Hurley) plays Jack, a man who, told his father i…

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