Dir.: Johnny Gogan; Script: Paul Donovan; Phot.: James Mather; Ed.: Catherine Creed; Mus.: Cathal Coughlan; Cast: Annie Ryan, Brían O'Byrne, John Cronin, Barry Comerford, Anthony Brophy, Gamma Craven; Prod. & Sales: Paul Donovan, Bandit Films, c/o Beyond Films Ltd., 1875 Century Park East, # 1320, Los Angeles, CA 90067 (États-Unis), tél.: (310) 785-2255, fax: (310) 785-2260.

Two young punks, Reena and Jessop, meet on the day the Pope comes to Dublin in 1979. Their unholy alliance leads to bed and the formation of The Dead Patriots. Three years later they have become a big band in a small town. Petie, the band's drummer, falls for The Bard, a gender-bending solo performer. This secret love, along with Reena's desire to find her own place and Jessop's fear of failure creates tension within the band. Jessop stumbles upon Petie and The Bard's secret affair and realises that Reena has kept something from him. Sensing that the band is falling apart and with it her relationship with Jessop, Reena increases the pressure to accept the offer of a unique record deal and to move to London. When Jessop refuses to move, Reena threatens to replace him. A hallucinating Jessop wreaks revenge by "outing" Petie, live on stage at their farewell gig. As the event descends into a riot, Petie disappears into the night under ambiguous circumstances. Reena and Jessop's parting is abrupt and seemingly for good. Seemingly...