Top billed cast

1. 

   Ian Bannen

   Jackie O'Shea

2. 

   David Kelly

   Michael O'Sullivan

3. 

   Fionnula Flanagan

   Annie O'Shea

4. 

   Susan Lynch

   Maggie O'Toole

5. 

   Brendan Dempsey

   Jim Kelly

6. 

   James Nesbitt

   Pig Finn

7. 

   Paul Vaughan

   Narrator (voice)

8. 

   Maura O'Malley

   Mrs. Kennedy

9. 

   Robert Hickey

   Maurice O'Toole

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-16

I know that no movie is perfect, but I am hard pressed to think of any criticism for this movie, known as Waking Ned Devine here in the U.S. Perhaps I will come up with a weakness by the time I finish writing this.

This is a feel good movie from start to finish. Okay, a character dies at the beginning, but only right after he wins the lottery. They set up the action by introducing several characters and fill in background on them. Then the story itself is told simply and well.

Kirk Jones wrote and directed the film, which apparently stated out to be a ten-minute short. Fortunately for al...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,000,000.00

Revenue
$43,515,982.00

Keywords

• beguilement
• village
• fake identity
• lottery
• jackpot
• ireland
• lottery winner