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1996

The Last of the High Kings

Directed by David Keating
When school ends... and life begins.

It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.

Duration

1h 42m

Released

December 6, 1996

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5.7

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Cast17

  • Jared Leto
  • Catherine O'Hara
  • Christina Ricci
  • Gabriel Byrne
  • Stephen Rea
  • Colm Meaney
  • Lorraine Pilkington
  • Jason Barry
  • Emily Mortimer

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