The Last Right is a comedy-drama road movie telling the story of a man bringing the body of someone he barely knows for burial with his family. His good intentions are motivated by trying to patch up his relationship with his own brother. However, en route from West Cork to Rathlin Island, both romance and family secrets emerge to complicate the trip.
In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks with writer/director Aoife Crehan about her debut feature and guides us through the development process.
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The Last Right is released in cinemas 6th December 2019.
New York-based Daniel Murphy wakes on a flight home to Ireland for his Mum’s funeral to find the elderly passenger has died in the next seat. To his surprise the lonely Padraig had just listed him as his next of kin. In a bid to persuade his autistic brother Louis to return to New York with him, Daniel agrees to drive Padraig’s remains across the length of Ireland, from Cork to Rathlin Island, to be buried with his brother. Hitching a ride in the passenger seat is the funeral home temp Mary, who is on a mission to correct a drunken mistake. Meanwhile, the police realise Daniel has no business driving off with Padraig’s body, and Daniel, Mary and Louis find themselves the focus of a nationwide manhunt.
Starring Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones), Niamh Algar (The Virtues) and newcomer Samuel Bottomley, and a supporting cast including Brian Cox (Succession), Colm Meaney (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa) and Jim Norton (Father Ted), The Last Right is the feature film debut from writer/director Aoife Crehan and was shot on location in Cork.
Produced by Paul Donovan for Deadpan Pictures, Pippa Cross for CrossDay Productions and Casey Herbert for Moonlight Bay Films, with financing by Screen Ireland, eOne, Northern Ireland Screen and Lipsync.
Aoife Crehan
Aoife is a writer/ director of film and theatre. She graduated from the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College in 2006. Since then she has been working in London's independent film industry. She is the Writer/Director of The Last Right, a comedy/drama road trip with a twist. The film premiered at international festivals and was released in several countries.
