Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005
- gun
- passenger
- dark comedy
- grief
- train
- photograph
- ireland
- police officer
- short film
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Gary Lydon — Chief Guard
- Domhnall Gleeson — Cashier
- David Murray — Doctor
- Tadgh Conroy — Young Kid
- David Pearse — Short Man
- Ann McFarlane — Donnelly's Wife
- John Wallace — Junior Garda
- Richard Nisbet — Garda
- Mick Horan — Kid's Dad
- Directed
- Martin McDonagh
- Written
- Martin McDonagh
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 300 ratings
- Studio
- Film4 Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Missing in Action Films, Funny Farm Films, Fantastic Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
