Eamon

Selfish, bratty little Eamon shoos his father aside for a privileged place in his mother’s heart. King of her bed and dictator of all things quotidian, he leaves no space for anyone but himself. Though he might not look it, their son is well aware of the complicated parental climate and does his best to keep amorous heat waves at bay. Sitting between them every chance he gets, he insulates one from the other to make it easier to get everything he wants. Made for less than five hundred thousand dollars, Eamon plays like the most expensive low-budget film you’ve ever seen. The result is a fabulously fresh and highly entertaining first feature. A bright, satirical drama with dark overtones, it follows this idiosyncratic trio on a family holiday of sorts, intended to give them a break. Unfortunately, salvation does not sprout on the Irish coast. Margaret Corkery stripped her first feature down to its bare essentials. The film’s strength lies in the details. One of the most important elements in Eamon is the weather: it might be sunny outside, but it’s certainly raining in the master bedroom. Dimitri Eipides
Ireland
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2009

Director
Achero Manas

Script
Margaret Corkery

Cinematography
David Grennan

Editing
Mairead McIvor

Production
Seamus Byrne

Cast
Amy Kirwan
Darren Healy
David Martin
Deirdre Monaghan
Robert Donnelly

Music
Colin J. Morris
Miriam Ingram

Festivals
15th Festival on Wheels
INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN TAURUS FILM COMPETITION