The Snapper
7.2
“She's got a little secret and a lot of explaining to do.”
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
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Part of The Barrytown Trilogy
3 films
Cast
46 people
Colm Meaney
Dessie Curley
Known for
Law Abiding Citizen
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Tina Kellegher
Sharon Curley
Known for
Normal People
Herself
Ruth McCabe
Kay Curley
Known for
Philomena
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Eanna MacLiam
Craig Curley
Known for
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Angela's Ashes
Peter Rowen
Sonny Curley
Joanne Gerrard
Lisa Curley
Also in
The Boy from Mercury
Colm O'Byrne
Darren Curley
Ciara Duffy
Kimberley Curley
Fionnuala Murphy
Jackie O'Keefe
Known for
The Tourist
The Miracle Club
Karen Woodley
Yvonne Burgess
Also in
Flush
Full Frontal
Pat Laffan
George Burgess
Known for
Leap Year
The Queen
Virginia Cole
Doris Burgess
Also in
The Irish R.M.
Tara Road
Stephen Frears Director · Roddy Doyle Screenplay Stanley Myers Composer
United States release November 24, 1993 · Produced in United Kingdom, Ireland · Production Miramax
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Miramax
Production
United Kingdom · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 4, 1993
TV · BBC Two (Screen Two)
United Kingdom · August 6, 1993
Theatrical
United States · November 24, 1993
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
September 11, 1993 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
May 16, 1993 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival [Directors' Fortnight]
Ireland
July 18, 1993 · Premiere · Galway Film Fleadh
August 6, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 17, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 17, 1993 · Theatrical
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