''Stella Days'' is a 2011 film directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Thaddeus O'Sullivan (born 2 May 1947) is an Irish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter.
Early career
In the early eighties O'Sullivan was among a group of filmmakers who co-founded 'Spectre' a collective that included John Ellis (media ac ...
and starring
Martin Sheen
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as a
Roman Catholic
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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priest
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in rural
Ireland
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during the mid-1950s.
The film is based on the book ''Stella Days: The Life and Times of a Rural Irish Cinema'', written by Michael Doorley, which concerns the true story of how a small cinema came into being in the town of
Borrisokane
Borrisokane () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated at the junction of the N52 and N65 national secondary roads. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 942. The Ballyfinboy River flows through the town on its way to Lough ...
in
County Tipperary
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. Filming took place in the town of
Fethard rather than Borrisokane. The film was screened in front of an invited audience in the Clarke Memorial Hall, Borrisokane on 24 March 2012.
[Nenagh Guardian, 24 March 2012, p. 18, columns 6 and 7]
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2011 films
2011 drama films
Films shot in Ireland
Films about Catholicism
Films about Christianity
Films about Catholic priests
Films scored by Nicholas Hooper
Borrisokane
Irish drama films
2010s English-language films
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