I enjoyed this film, it's no classic, but as a social issue movie it works very well.
I know the Darndale estate from back in the day, and I've recently read about it in a few books, mainly crime and drugs true stories. I do know that as recently as the early 2000's the police (Garda) would not enter the estate after dark! I would happily say the movie accurately portrays the inner city life of the residents and the gang culture that has gripped Dublin in this new century.
Definitely worth a watch if, like me, you don't go in for the Hollywood 'blockbuster' style of movie, but prefer the grittier reality based indictment of the world we currently live in!
I know the Darndale estate from back in the day, and I've recently read about it in a few books, mainly crime and drugs true stories. I do know that as recently as the early 2000's the police (Garda) would not enter the estate after dark! I would happily say the movie accurately portrays the inner city life of the residents and the gang culture that has gripped Dublin in this new century.
Definitely worth a watch if, like me, you don't go in for the Hollywood 'blockbuster' style of movie, but prefer the grittier reality based indictment of the world we currently live in!