Development - ENGLISH - Drama - 90 minutes
A beleaguered cinema owner battles to maintain order as he faces a vendetta, a drunken projectionist, a rat infestation, and a potential sale to a local politician, all while trying to deal with his teenage daughter and the usual chaos of a packed Friday night crowd.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : David GLEESON Writer(s) : David GLEESON Cast : Johnny FLYNN Producer(s) : Nathalie LICHTENTHAELER (WIDE EYE FILMS LTD), Judy TOSSELL (EGOLI TOSSELL PICTURES)
... is a loving tribute to the cinema experience and a timely reminder of the power of community. Set in a cinema in 1980’s small town Ireland, ONE NIGHT ONLY is a breathless tale told IN REAL TIME over the course of a Friday night screening from hell.... is based on writer/director David Gleeson’s own experience growing up in a cinema-owning family in Ireland’s south west where his father spent 78 years working in the business – the longest cinema career in Ireland if not the world.
Country(ies) : IRELAND Financing plan : Creative Europe/Media Co-DevelopmentScreen IrelandEgoli Tossell Pictures Start of shooting : October 2024