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Complaints over 'moronic' portrayal of Irish people in Banshees of Inisherin

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Complaints over 'moronic' portrayal of Irish people in Banshees of Inisherin

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Irish Film Classification Office has received complaints about the "moronic" portrayal of Irish people in Oscar-nominated film, The Banshees of Inisherin.

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The film, which was partly shot on Inis Mór, was written by Martin McDonagh and stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan.

Renmore-native Trevor Fehin is a course co-ordinator in Film & TV at Colaiste Dhulaigh in Dublin.

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Speaking to Galway Talks he said the film uses poetic licence to make its point - and it shouldn't be considered as a realistic historical film.

Complaints over 'moronic' portrayal of Irish people in Banshees of Inisherin

Photo Credit: Jonathan Hession - © 20th Century Studios

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