Lenny AbrahamsonCast
Pat Shortt 
John Keogh George Costigan 
Anne-Marie Duff Conor Ryan Anne Byrne
Credits
Written by: Mark O'Halloran
Plot
A lonely, simple-minded petrol station attendant in rural Ireland struggles with the changing world and his own isolation, in a quiet, tender drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet and heartbreaking character study.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,261 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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