1987 Irish film
| The Clash of the Ash |
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| Directed by | Fergus Tighe |
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| Written by | Fergus Tighe |
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| Produced by | Jane Gogan |
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| Starring | Liam Heffernan
Gina Moxley
Vinny Murphy
Alan Devlin |
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| Edited by | Jimmy Duggan |
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| Music by | The Pogues, various |
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Production
company | Circus Films |
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Release date | |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Country | Ireland |
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| Language | English |
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The Clash of the Ash Is a 1987 Irish film written and directed by Fergus Tighe,[1] and starring Liam Heffernan as Phil Kelly, with co-stars Gina Moxley, Vinny Murphy and Alan Devlin.[2][1] The film is set in the early 1980s and centered around the aspirations of a promising hurler, a popular Gaelic sport in Ireland.
The Clash of the Ash was produced by Circus Films and funded by Bórd Scánnán na hEireann and RTÉ.[3] It lasts 50 minutes and was shot largely in Fermoy, County Cork.[3] The soundtrack includes The Pogues cover of Ewan McColl's "Dirty Old Town".
Plot
The Irish Film & Television Network describes it as a story in which the central character Phil is "under pressure from his parents who have decided how his life should proceed, [he] refuses to sit his Leaving Cert. and runs off to London to follow his own ambitions."[4]
According to the Irish Examiner, "the basic script would be familiar to frustrated youngsters anywhere in the world, all of them eager to clear out for the bright lights; the difference here is that the frustrated teenager in this case is a talented hurler."[2]
Reception
The Clash of the Ash was critically acclaimed and became a widespread popular success in Ireland.[5][6][7] Time Out described it as a "sensitively portrayed slice of provincial life, which manages to tell its yarn with a great deal of humour and compassion."[1]
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