| Barber | |
| Director: | Fintan Connolly |
| Producer: | Fiona Bergin |
| Starring: | Aidan Gillen |
| Music: | Forrest Gray |
| Cinematography: | Owen McPolin |
| Editing: | Nicolas de Toth |
| Studio: | Fubar Films with the participation of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Language: | English |
Barber is a 2023 Irish thriller film starring Aidan Gillen. The film is written by Fiona Bergin and Fintan Connolly, produced by Bergin and directed by Connolly.[1] It premiered at the 2023 Dublin International Film Festival.[2]
Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter.[3]
The film received a theatrical release in Ireland on 14 April 2023.[4]
A Film Ireland review said of the film, "This character study of a fragmented man searching for connection is certainly well timed for the post COVID era; Barber is an ambitious, accomplished film with a lot to offer".[5] Writing in the Irish Examiner, Declan Burke described it as "nowhere as bleak as the blackest of noirs tend to be, but Fintan Connolly, who also directs, has crafted a thoughtful, nuanced film that goes beyond the genre's conventions to deliver a noir with real heart".[6]