Parked (III) (2010)

Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets ... See full summary »

Director:

Darragh Byrne

Writer:

Ciaran Creagh

Stars:

Colm Meaney, Colin Morgan, Milka Ahlroth

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colm Meaney	...	Fred Daly
Colin Morgan	...	Cathal O'Regan
Milka Ahlroth	...	Juliana
Stuart Graham	...	George O'Regan
Michael McElhatton	...	Frank
David Wilmot	...	Peter
Tatiana Ouliankina	...	Aqua Aerobics Instructor
Diarmuid Noyes	...	Cathal's brother
Mark Butler	...	Clippo
Martin Lucey	...	Appeal's Officer
Aoife Maloney	...	Woman in garden
Will O'Connell	...	Welfare Officer
Andy Kellegher	...	Robbo
Eoin Fleming	...	Child Pianist
Mary Kelly	...	Reporter

Storyline

Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.

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Plot Keywords:

outsider | beach | looking at self in mirror | aqua aerobics | drug addict | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes the person you least expect can help you find your way home.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Ireland Finland

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jumissa

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

€1,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ripple World Pictures, Helsinki Filmi Oy, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Cathal O'Regan: Have you ever seen a leaf fall off a tree?
Fred Daly: What?
Cathal O'Regan: Have you ever seen the actual moment when that leaf breaks from it's branch?
Fred Daly: No, I can't say that I have.
Cathal O'Regan: It's a... It's a beautiful thing.

User Reviews

Excellent movie

(Sorry English is not my first language).

I put a 10 /10 because I haven't been able to watch "Parked" without feeling a deep compassion and empathy for Cathal O'Regan (played by Colin Morgan) and Fred Daly (played by Colm Meaney), the two leading roles of "Parked".

I watched this movie because of Colin Morgan (Merlin). I was curious to see him in a different kind of character than in Merlin (great show by the way). Watching "Parked" after "Merlin" shows how much Colin Morgan is capable of playing so many different emotions in a very realistic way, this is undeniably the mark of a very talented actor. It always amazes me how some actors are able to reproduce an incredible range of emotions with so much accuracy and realism, like if it were their own feelings. To be able to do this, they need to have a huge understanding of human soul I suppose. Colin Morgan give a very concrete life to the characters he plays, and this always in a subtle and intelligent manner.

"Parked" touched me and makes me remember that everyday we can see around us people like Cathal or Fred. We end up ignoring them like they were invisible, trying to forget that they are part of our society. But they are exactly like us, made of the same substance. We could be them. What can we said about a society where strong people crush the weak instead of helping them?

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If you like this movie, I also recommended you to watch "Island", a very good Irish movie with Colin Morgan (I already was a fan of Irish movies but now, after Colin Morgan, I'm going to be unbeatable on the subject!).

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