An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen suffering from Asperger's syndrome.
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Title: The Drummer and the Keeper (2017)
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12 wins & 8 nominations.
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| Dermot Murphy | ... | Gabriel | |
| Jacob McCarthy | ... | Christopher | |
| Peter Coonan | ... | Toss | |
| Charlie Kelly | ... | Pearse | |
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Adrian Hudson | ... | Eric |
| Jane Herbert | ... | Jamie | |
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Beibhinn Jones | ... | Jo |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Niamh Algar | ... | Ingrid | |
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Andrew Carroll | ... | Andrew |
| Phelim Drew | ... | Jeremy | |
| Olwen Fouéré | ... | Doctor Assif (as Olwen Fouere) | |
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Tiny James | ... | Nurse |
| Dale Leadon Bolger | ... | Roly | |
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Hannah Mamalis | ... | Ciara |
| Aoibhinn McGinnity | ... | Alice | |
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Gabriel (DERMOT MURPHY) is a chaotic young rock drummer desperate to hide his recent Bipolar diagnosis from his increasingly exasperated band mates. At the therapeutic mixed ability football game he's obliged to attend as part of his treatment Gabriel is spectacularly upended by goalkeeper Christopher (JACOB McCARTHY), an institutionalised 17-year-old with Aspergers Syndrome. Having taken violent revenge, Gabriel faces expulsion - and the prospect of being sectioned - unless he "makes friends" with Christopher. When the isolated and socially-inept young goalkeeper takes this grudging offer of friendship literally, Gabriel finds his footsteps dogged and secrets threatened by an embarrassingly eager and dangerously tactless new disciple.
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After 6 months of casting, Jacob and Dermot were the last two actors to audition for the parts of Christopher and Gabriel. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 September 2017 (Ireland) See more »Also Known As:
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We saw this movie at the Capitol Irish Film Festival sponsored by Solas Nua and the American Film Institute. The friendship which is at the core of this film---between a rock drummer with bi-polar and a young man with Aspergers--who meet up on the football field (soccer, in the U.S.)---is as unlikely as it is life-changing. I couldn't help but be reminded of a long ago children's picture book by Barbara Cooney, called "Miss Rumphius" in which the title character talked about we all must do something to make the world a more beautiful place. Nick Kelly has done that with this film.