About the Film
Synopsis
Anton is inspired by true events.
After time spent at sea, Anton O'Neill returns to find that Ireland is a radically different place to the one he left behind. Northern Ireland is in flames, and civil unrest has spilled south of the border to his beloved home in County Cavan.
Blinded by hatred and misguided patriotism, Anton is led into an illicit world of violence and is forced to choose between his family and his country. Hunted and on the run, he is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with the law and his former accomplices, ending in an explosive showdown in which he must risk everything to protect the woman he loves.
Click to view trailer: https://vimeo.com/311246295
Click to view behind the scenes: https://vimeo.com/190166921
Director, Cast & Contact
Nominated for 3 Irish Film Award's (2009)
Starring Gerard McSorley, Anthony Fox & Laura Way
Original Screenplay by Anthony Fox
Produced by
Patrick Clarke & Anthony Fox
Directed by Graham Cantwell
Contact: mvpictures@yahoo.com
Latest News
May 2024
LOCK IT UP is a 20-minute short film Co-produced by Patrick Clarke. It premiered at the Beverly Hills Film Festival in May 2024 and the Woodstock Film Festival in October 2024
The LA Film Festival 2024
and Sanfrancisco Short Film Festival 2024
ABOUT THE FILM:
On a film set with a troubled director, ripples become waves that throw the whole crew off course. Will they find their way, or is individualism the enemy of collective action? Witness action-packed inaction in action!
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:
Laura Colella (Director) has written and directed three features: the Independent Spirit Award-winner Breakfast with Curtis, Stay Until Tomorrow, and Tax Day. Her shorts include Statuary, The Flying Electric, and Chryskylodon Blues, filmed behind-the-scenes on the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice. Her films have screened at well over 100 festivals internationally, winning over 25 awards. Breakfast with Curtis was named one of the top ten films of the last decade by Barabara Scharres on RogerEbert.com. She has been a Sundance Directing Fellow, a Film Independent Fellow, a Bogliasco Fellow, and one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces in Independent Film.
June 2022
Ageist Magazine Article
https://www.ageist.com/profile/patrick-clarke-57-the-swirling-tide-of-uncertainty/
May 2021
Netflix to acquire VOD Rights to Anton.
May 2021
Graham Cantwell completed his latest Feature Film `"Who We Love" based on his multiple award-winning short film "LiLY". Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_ddWGyTKA http://lilyfilm.net/
May 2021
Anthony Fox continues to run Ireland's premiere independent Theatre. http://www.thenewtheatre.com/
May 2021
Netflix to acquire VOD Rights to Anton.