Dir.: Owen McPolin; Script: Owen McPolin; Phot.: Ossie McLean; Ed.: Kathleen Connolly; Mus.: Bill Corkey; Cast: Andrew Scott, James Quarton, Eva Birthistle, Colin Farrell, Maria Hayden, Sarah Pilkington, Darren Monks, Natalie Stringer, James Hornby; Prod. & Sales: Kim Tapsell, Owen McPolin, Gerry Johnston, Sweetskin Productions & Legend Films, 5 Charleston House, 14 Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 (Irlande), tél.: (353-1) 497 4485, fax: (353-1) 671 3316.

Eighteen-year-old Paul leaves Kerry for London, having failed his final school exams. Squatting in London, he meets a Scottish labourer, Al, who offers him work repairing tanks in oil refineries. Initially, Paul considers Al to be overbearing and vulgar, a view that is unchanged when Al's exploits with women and alcohol land them both with a young female passenger, Karen and her year-old child Jess. Paul is horrified to learn that their final work destination is the oil storage facility near his home town in County Kerry, a place he fled rather than join the dole queue. His own community's reaction to the motley band of misfits accompanying him forces Paul to confront his attitudes and prejudices. Tension continues to build between the two young men and final explosive argument leaves Paul back where he started. Or does it?

"This essentially good humoured and good natured movie is consistently appealing... a confident directing debut for Owen McPolin." -- Michael Dwyer (Irish Times)

"A freshly original feel... This is a highly accomplished piece of work... gripping and well crafted." -- Diog O'Connell (Film Ireland)