Snap (2010 film)
| Snap | |
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| Directed by | Carmel Winters |
| Written by | Carmel Winters |
| Produced by | Martina Niland |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Kate McCullough |
| Edited by | Mary Finlay |
| Music by | Anna Jordan Keith Lindsay |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 mins. |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Snap is a 2010 Irish mockumentary drama film, directed and written by Carmel Winters. It stars Aisling O'Sullivan, Stephen Moran, and Eileen Walsh. It premiered at the Tribeca Festival in 2010.[1] It later was released in Ireland in 2011.[2]
Synopsis
This often-scathing Irish melodrama begins with a documentary crew invading the home of Sandra, who has agreed to be interviewed despite her caustic tongue and what seems like a burning desire to antagonize the filmmakers. She is one angry woman: sometime in the very recent past, her teenage son Stephen kidnapped a toddler and created a national panic/sensation. Both Stephen and Sandra have become public enemies, with Sandra having been all but crucified, made into the kind of media scapegoat tabloid readers love to loathe.
Cast
- Aisling O'Sullivan as Sandra
- Stephen Moran as Stephen
- Eileen Walsh as Chris
- Adam Duggan as Adam
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Annette Delaney
- Pascal Scott as Grandad
- Mick Lally as Old Man
Reception
Kent Turner of Film-Forward praised Stephen Moran for "giving an extraordinary performance, completely internalizing a monster of a role".[3] Jason Bailey of DVD Talk lauded Aisling O'Sullivan for her "enthralling performance" and noted that filmmaker Carmel Winters "has a natural gift for cinema".[4] John Anderson of Variety echoed the sentiments, commending O'Sullivan on her "enormously complex portrayal".[5]
Eileen Leahy of Estudios Irlandeses called it "arguably the most impressive Irish feature of 2010" and likened the film to The Butcher Boy (1997).[6] Derek McDonnell of Film Ireland applauded Eileen Walsh for her portrayal of the best friend "with a mischievous glint in her eye".[7] And Taragh Loughrey-Grant of RTÉ complimented Winters on her "cleverly and carefully unraveling" plot lines.[8]
References
- ↑ Hayes, Brogen (7 April 2011). "SNAP: Carmel Winters talks about the highly rated Irish movie". Movies.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Snap (2010)". MUBI. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Turner, Kent (23 April 2010). "2010 Tribeca Film Festival: A Foreign Affair". Film-Forward. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Bailey, Jason (24 April 2010). "Snap". DVD Talk. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Anderson, John (23 April 2010). "Snap". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Leahy, Eileen (8 April 2011). "Snap (2010)". Estudios Irlandeses. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ McDonnell, Derek (14 April 2011). "Review: Snap". Film Ireland. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Loughrey-Grant, Taragh (18 April 2011). "Snap". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 July 2026.