The Tale of Sweety Barrett (1998)
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Stephen Bradley made his directorial debut with this Irish drama in which circus performer Sweety Barrett (Brendan Gleeson) loses his job swallowing objects and is hired by bootlegger Flick Hennessy (Tony Rohr) to do odd jobs in the port town of Dockery where the slow-witted Sweety meets Anne King… More Stephen Bradley made his directorial debut with this Irish drama in which circus performer Sweety Barrett (Brendan Gleeson) loses his job swallowing objects and is hired by bootlegger Flick Hennessy (Tony Rohr) to do odd jobs in the port town of Dockery where the slow-witted Sweety meets Anne King (Lynda Steadman) and her six-year-old son Conor (Dylan Murphy). Anne's husband Leo (Andy Serkis) has been framed by deranged police chief Mannix Bone (Liam Cunningham), who often beats up various townsfolk whenever the psychopathic inspiration hits him. Bone has also forced Flick to cut him in on the whisky-running profits. Released from jail, Leo plots revenge, and violence erupts. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stephen Bradley
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 12, 1998 Wide
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Cast
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Brendan Gleeson
as Sweety Barrett
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Liam Cunningham
as Detective Bone
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Lynda Steadman
as Anne King
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Andy Serkis
as Leo King
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Dylan Murphy
as Conor King
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Tony Rohr
as Flick Hennessy
- Frankie McCafferty
- Brendan O'Carroll
- Andrew Scott
- Agnes Bernelle
- Kevin Flood
