Stalker (2012 film)

Stalker

Official poster
Directed by Mark O'Connor
Produced by TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Written by Mark O'Connor & John Connors
Starring Barry Keoghan, Peter Coonan, John Connors
Production
company
Stalker Films
Release dates
Running time
 80 minutes
Country Ireland
Language English

Stalker is an Irish psychological thriller written and directed by Mark O'Connor.

Plot

Oliver Nolan, a volatile homeless man, wanders the streets of Dublin City during the Christmas period. After an unusual encounter with an evangelist, Oliver believes he is sent on a mission from God to clean up society. When he saves a disaffected young boy named Tommy from some local bullies an unlikely friendship is formed. Oliver soon learns that Tommy’s mother is an addict and his uncle Rudyard is a local drug dealer, and takes it upon himself to get even with Rudyard and his gang of petty criminals for taking advantage of his only friend, Tommy.[1]

Cast

Production

Stalker is Ireland's first crowd funded feature film.[2] The film was shot on location in Dublin and Wicklow on Canon 5D Mark 2[3]

Release

The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 13 July 2012.[1]

Reception

Despite the film's microbudget it has received positive critical response. The Irish Times called Mark O'Connor "a young wizard of cut-price film-making"[4] and described the film as a "violent, picaresque trawl through contemporary Dublin discontents."[5] The film received 'Runner Up' in the Best Irish Feature Film category at Galway Film Fleadh 2012.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Galway Film Fleadh 2012". Galwayfilmfleadh.com. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. ↑ Email Us (2012-04-10). "Hanging out with in crowd - The Irish Times - Tue, Apr 10, 2012". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. ↑ "'Canals' Filmmaker Mark O'Connor Begins 'Stalker' | The Irish Film & Television Network". Iftn.ie. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  4. ↑ My Galway Film Fleadh horror
  5. ↑ Email Us (2012-07-16). "'Good Vibrations' picks up fleadh prize - The Irish Times - Mon, Jul 16, 2012". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  6. ↑ "MovieNews | Full List Of Winners From Galway Film Fleadh | Reviewed by Mike Sheridan". entertainment.ie. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
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