The Second Death

2000 film
  • Chris Clark
  • Flora Fernandez-Marengo
  • John Michael McDonagh
Starring
  • Liam Cunningham
  • Michelle Fairley
  • Aidan Gillen
  • Owen Sharpe
  • David Wilmot
  • Dermot Healy
  • Gary Lydon
  • Roxanna Nic Liam
CinematographyPeter ThwaitesEdited byJon HarrisMusic byPaul Clark
Production
company
Reprisal Films
Release date
  • 14 July 2000 (2000-07-14) (Ireland)
Running time
11 minutesCountry
  • Ireland
Language
  • English

The Second Death is a 2000 Irish short film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, and starring Liam Cunningham.[1][2] The film is McDonagh's film debut as both writer and director.

Plot

James Mangan (Liam Cunningham), a middle-aged alcoholic, returns from his local pub when he hears a voice from his past and comes to realise he is doomed.[1][2]

Cast

  • Liam Cunningham - James Mangan
  • Michelle Fairley - Aisling
  • Aidan Gillen - Pool player 1
  • Owen Sharpe - Pool player 2
  • David Wilmot - Chess player 1
  • Dermot Healy - Chess player 2
  • Gary Lydon - Gerry Stanton
  • Roxanna Nic Liam - Helen Rainey (as Roxanna Williams)

Cunningham, Fairley, and Gillen would all later star together in Game of Thrones.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "| The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ a b c McDonagh, John Michael (2000-07-14), The Second Death (Short), Liam Cunningham, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Owen Sharpe, Reprisal Films, Rogue Films, retrieved 2021-04-28

External links

  • The Second Death (2000) - YouTube
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Films directed by John Michael McDonagh
  • The Second Death (2000, short)
  • The Guard (2011)
  • Calvary (2014)
  • War on Everyone (2016)
  • The Forgiven (2021)
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