''Saltwater'' is a 2000 Irish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...

. The film stars Peter McDonald, Brian Cox,

Conor Mullen Conor Mullen (born 1966) is an Irish actor who played Frank in Smother, Stuart McElroy in ''Holby City'' and Aidan Doherty in the 2007 BBC1 drama series ''Rough Diamond''. He was born in Dublin. Both his parents were pharmacists, and he is one ...

Laurence Kinlan Laurence Kinlan (born 3 February 1983) is an Irish actor in films, television series and on theatre stage. He is best known for playing the role of Elmo in RTÉ's crime drama '' Love/Hate''. Career Film and television Kinlan's debut was a lead ...

Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times for ...

Eva Birthistle Eva Birthistle (born 1974) is an Irish actress and writer. She is best known for her role in '' Ae Fond Kiss...'' and since 2015 has starred in ''The Last Kingdom''. She won the London Film Critics Circle British or Irish Actress of the Year Aw ...

and Paul Cooper. The film was released on 29 September 2000, by

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Plot

Cast

* Peter McDonald as Frank Beneventi * Brian Cox as George Beneventi *

as Ray Sullivan *

as Joe Beneventi *

as Simple Simon *

as Deborah McCeever *Valerie Spelman as Carmel Beneventi *David O'Rourke as Damien Fitzgibbon *Caroline O'Boyle as Tara *

Gina Moxley Gina Moxley (born 1957) is an Irish playwright, director and actress. She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists. Early life Moxley was born in Cork (city), Cork in 1957. Career Moxley studied fine art at Crawford School ...

as Sgt. Duggan *Garrett Keogh as Tony Regan *

Michael McElhatton Michael McElhatton (born 12 September 1963) is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. He joined the series as a guest star in the second season, and continued t ...

as John Traynor *

Pat Shortt Patrick Shortt (born 12 December 1967) is an Irish actor, comedian, writer and entertainer. His role in the 2007 film ''Garage'' led to him receiving the IFTA for Best Actor. Career Shortt toured alongside Jon Kenny as comedy duo D'Unbelievab ...

as Mr Fanning *

Carl Duering Gerald Percy Fox (29 May 1923 – 1 September 2018), better known as Carl Duering, was a German-born British actor whose best-known role is as Dr. Brodsky in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange (film), A Clockwork Orange''. He died in London i ...

as Konigsberg *

Olwen Fouéré Olwen Fouéré (born March 2, 1954) is an Irish actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. She was born in Galway, Ireland to Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on '' ...

as Trish Meehan *Alan King as Charlie *Mark Dunne as Junior *

Billy Roche Billy Roche (born 11 January 1949) is an Irish playwright and actor. He was born and still lives in Wexford and most of his writings are based there. Originally a singer with The Roach Band, he turned to writing in the 1980s. He has written a n ...

as Larry *Anto Nolan as Bouncer One Tony *

Simon Delaney Simon Delaney (born 2 September 1970) is an Irish actor, director and television presenter. He is known for appearances in a range of films and television series such as RTÉ's comedy-drama ''Bachelors Walk'' and CBS' legal drama ''The Good Wife' ...

as Bouncer Two Darren *

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as Maria Beneventi *Lisa Tierney Keogh as Orla *

Hilda Fay Hilda Fay is an Irish actor. She was nominated for an IFTA for best supporting actress for her role in whistleblower in 2009. She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin's Samuel Beckett Centre. She has appeared on stage in the Gate Theatre's "Th ...

as Cloakroom Att. *Nuala O'Neill as Michelle *Kevin Hely as Barman Teddy *Andrew Bennett as Garda *Sean Flanagan as Lawless *Simon Jewell as Duignan *

Peter Coonan Peter Coonan (born 1984) is an Irish actor, known for his role as Fran Cooney in the RTÉ One series '' Love/Hate'', for which he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards. In 2011, he played ...

as Rooney *Ciaran Delaney as Hennessy *Michael Coonan as Logan *

Lesley Conroy Lesley Conroy (born ) is an Irish actress, director and screenwriter. She is known for her parts in ''Fair City'' and '' Mattie''. Background Conroy is a fluent Irish speaker from County Cork. She graduated from University College Cork in 19 ...

as Lisa

References

External links

* * {{Conor McPherson 2000 films English-language Irish films Irish drama films 2000 drama films BBC Film films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Conor McPherson