THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND [UK]

Cork College of FET, Douglas Street Campus [formerly St. John's Central College]. Sawmill Street, Cork City T12 DW32 - Voir la carte
20.11.2025 19:30 (GMT+00:00) Dublin
Organisé par Cork Cine Club

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€ 8.50

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€ 7.00
Prix final. Frais de gestion inclus.
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€ 0.00
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€ 0.00

Description de l'événement

Musician Herb McGwyer [Tom Basden] made his name in a popular folk duo with former creative and romantic partner Nell Mortimer [Carey Mulligan]. Now a struggling solo artist, Herb accepts a lucrative offer from eccentric lottery winner Charles Heath [Tim Key] to perform a private gig on a remote island. The appearance fee will fund Herb’s new album. But it turns out Charles – who has very personal reasons for organising the gig – has also invited Nell to play, forcing Herb into an unexpected McGwyer Mortimer reunion.

Co-writers and co-stars Tom Basden and Tim Key, alongside director James Griffiths, have delivered a winning crowd-pleaser with a perfect mix of humour and poignant character work. This film is a total charmer.

Mulligan brings heart to Basden’s wistful folk compositions, and Key babbles amiably, as this crowd-pleaser salutes the redemptive power of a singsong. – Irish Times

Basden does excellent work as a character, in contrast, whose face does the talking: a spiky presence, all low cut T-shirts, wounded ego and rounded shoulders. It’s a perfect performance both as an actor and, when the songs come along, as a musician. – Guardian

Ninety per cent of the writing is bad jokes – performed so snugly in character, they’re funnier than most good ones. 10 per cent is choked desolation, and very touching indeed. – Daily Telegraph

The best kind of crowd-pleaser: disarming, joyful and full of compassion for its oddball characters. – Variety

Warm, perceptive and quietly life-affirming… a big-hearted, consoling hug of a movie. – Empire Magazine

There are songs sung sweetly, insults hurled then retracted, and a balm of kindness in every frame that emerges from somewhere between Basden’s hangdog sensitivities and Key’s cherubic wit. – The Times [UK]

A bracing, windswept delight. – Time Out

It’s a love story and a bromance elevated by the actors’ superb comic timing and a sense of wonder. – The Arts Desk

96% Rotten Tomatoes

  • THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
  • UK, 2025 | Language: English | Length: 1 hr 40 min | Cert: 12A
  • Director: James Griffiths
  • Cast: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford
  • Foreign language films are subtitled.
  • Cert: CLUB for over 18s.
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  • Tickets: €8.50/€7 concession.
  • Cork Cine Club absorbs the cost of online booking fees.
  • Online booking closes at 6pm on the night of the film.
  • Pay at the door by card or cash if not sold out online.
  • Exact change is appreciated.


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