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1996

The Van

Directed by Stephen Frears
A comedy about friends, family and fish.

In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

Duration

1h 40m

Released

November 29, 1996

Revenue

$712,095

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6.3

Rating72

Views0

Likes0

Lists14

Cast27

  • Colm Meaney
  • Donal O'Kelly
  • Ger Ryan
  • Caroline Rothwell
  • Neilí Conroy
  • Rúaidhrí Conroy
  • Brendan O'Carroll
  • Stuart Dunne
  • Jack Lynch

Part ofThe The Barrytown Trilogy

Includes The Commitments (1991), The Snapper (1993), and The Van (1996).

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