
Reefer and the Model
Drama · Adventure · Crime
Overview
Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.
Top Cast


Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney
Reefer
Ian McElhinney
Reefer


Carol Moore
Carol Moore
Teresa, The Model
Carol Moore
Teresa, The Model


Sean Lawlor
Sean Lawlor
Spider
Sean Lawlor
Spider
Ray McBride
Ray McBride
Badger
Ray McBride
Badger
Eve Watkinson
Eve Watkinson
The Mother
Eve Watkinson
The Mother


Birdy Sweeney
Birdy Sweeney
Instant Photo
Birdy Sweeney
Instant Photo
Fionn Comerford
Fionn Comerford
Messenger Boy
Fionn Comerford
Messenger Boy
John Lillis
John Lillis
Porter
John Lillis
Porter
Henry Comerford
Henry Comerford
Waiter
Henry Comerford
Waiter
Paraic Breathnach
Paraic Breathnach
Quayside Fisherman
Paraic Breathnach
Quayside Fisherman
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