

The Pier
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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- Released
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- Language
- English
- debt
- dying father
- estranged son
- irish immigrant
- return to hometown
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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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