Kings 16 years old

A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.

In the mid 1970s a group of young men leave the Connemara Gaeltacht, bound for London and filled with ambition for a better life. After thirty years, they meet again at the funeral of their youngest friend, Jackie. The film intersperses flashbacks of a lost youth in Ireland with the harsh realities of modern life. For some the thirty years has been hard, working in building sites across Britain. Slowly the truth about Jackie's death become clear and the friends discover they need each other more than ever.

Credits

Kings Cast

Name Character
Donal O'Kelly He was 49, now 66 years old as Jap Kavanagh
Colm Meaney He was 54, now 70 years old as Joe Mullan
Seán T. Ó Meallaigh He was 24, now 41 years old as Joe Jnr
Barry Barnes He was 65, now 82 years old as Máirtín
Brendan Conroy as Git
Donncha Crowley as Shay
Christopher Greene He was 270, 44 years old when he died as Jap Jnr

Kings Crew

Name Department
Tom Collins as Director. He was 65 (now 81) years old Directing
Kings poster
Kings (16 years)

A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.

  • Release day: Friday, September 21, 2007
  • Runtime: 88 minutes