Movie
Adam & Paul
Overview
Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-08-27
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Element Pictures
- Country
- Ireland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tom Murphy as Paul
- Mark O'Halloran as Adam
- Michael McElhatton as Martin (voice)
- Mary Murray as Orla
- Paul Roe as Wayne
- Deirdre Molloy as Marian
- Thomas Farrell as Sleeping Bag
- Gary Egan as Georgie
- Ion Caramitru as Eastern European Man
- David Herlihy as Kittser
- Eamonn Hunt as Gringo
- Joe Hanley as Noelie
Crew
- Lenny Abrahamson - Director
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