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<i>The Mighty Celt</i>

The Mighty Celt

2005 Irish film

The Mighty Celt is a 2005 drama film set in Northern Ireland, written and directed by Pearse Elliott. It stars Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle, Sean McGinley, Ken Stott and Tyrone McKenna. It is centred on greyhound racing in a Catholic community after the intercommunal "Troubles" have ended but where their legacy remains strong. The film was well received in Ireland, with Gillian Anderson receiving an IFTA Award for Best International Actress. The film's title is based on the name of a comic book shown in the movie.[citation needed]

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The greyhound scenes were filmed at Ballyskeagh Greyhound track.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 67% approval rating based on 6 reviews, with an average ranking of 5.7/10.[1]

William Thomas of Empire wrote "There's promise in the bursts of dark humour, but these are few and far between, only serving to remind us how much better directors like Ken Loach have dealt with the coming-of-age genre".[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Mighty Celt (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "The Mighty Celt Review". Empire.


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