An Béal Bocht (The Poor Mouth)
An Béal Bocht (The Poor Mouth)
Tom Collins
Ireland / 2017 / 34'
An Béal Bocht (The Poor Mouth)
Tom Collins
Ireland / 2017 / 34'

An animated adaptation of Flann O’Brien’s only novel written in Irish under the pseudonym of Myles Na gCopaleen. It is a biting satire of the life story of a young Gael reflecting on his life from Sligo Gaol.

Language: Gaelic

Subtitles: Italian

Director

Tom Collins

Tom Collins was born in Derry and graduated from Dublin City University in Film History. In 1984 he was one of the founders of the Derry Film & Video collective. He has written and directed several films and documentaries for both television and cinema. AN BÉAL BOCHT/THE POOR MOUTH won the Galway Film Festival for Best Animated Short Film.

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