Broken Law Explained

Broken Law
Director:Paddy Slattery
Music:Michael Fleming
Cinematography:Narayan Van Maele
Editing:John Desay
Distributor:Break Out Pictures
Country:Ireland
Language:English

Broken Law (previously entitled Let Your Guard Down and The Broken Law of Attraction) is a 2020 Irish crime drama film directed by short film maker Paddy Slattery.[1] [2] It stars Tristan Heanue, John Connors and Gemma-Leah Devereux.[3] [4] It was the result of a crowd-funding initiative from Slattery.[5] [6] It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2020, with Slattery winning an Aer Lingus Discovery Award for his work.[7] [8] [9]

Plot

Dave Connolly is a respected member of An Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. News: Dublin International Film Festival 2020: Memorable matriarchal themes . Brady . Tara . 2020-03-02 . . en . live . 2020-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304010332/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/dublin-international-film-festival-2020-memorable-matriarchal-themes-1.4190515 . 4 March 2020 .
  2. Web site: Offaly director out to change perceptions of disability . 2016-08-30 . . en . live . 2020-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160831163547/http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0830/812889-offaly-director-out-to-change-perceptions-on-big-screen/ . 31 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Review: Broken Law . Cineuropa . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303164219/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/386348/ . 2020-03-03 . 2020-05-03.
  4. Web site: Broken Law review – headbutt of a thriller about brothers on either side of the law . Bradshaw . Peter . 2020-03-01 . . en-GB . live . 2020-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301114802/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/01/broken-law-review-headbutt-of-a-thriller-about-brothers-on-either-side-of-the-law . 1 March 2020 .
  5. Web site: The Broken Law of Attraction . Slattery . Paddy . 2016 . Indiegogo . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503130655/https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-broken-law-of-attraction . 2020-05-03 . 2020-05-03.
  6. Web site: Paddy Slattery's Broken Law of Attraction launches crowd-funder . Donald . Clarke . . live . 2020-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820082524/http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2016/08/18/paddy-slatterys-broken-law-of-attraction-launches-crowd-funder/ . 20 August 2016 .
  7. Web site: Major Irish movies and Charlie Kaufman for 2020 DIFF . 2020-01-21 . . en . live . 2020-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121170602/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0121/1109868-major-irish-movies-and-charlie-kaufman-for-2020-diff/ . 21 January 2020 .
  8. Web site: Take it away: Top names to rub shoulders with Irish stars at film festival . Kelly . Aoife . . en . 2020-05-03.
  9. Web site: 2020 Award Winners Announcement . March 2020 . . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322104655/https://www.diff.ie/news/2020-award-winners-announcement . 2020-03-22 . 2020-05-03.

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