"Before I Sleep" is one man's odyssey through Dublin city. It is a crowded hectic film, unmistakably Dublin, yet with one constant character - John Harte, a recently unemployed middle class man in a state of quiet anxiety.
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Cast
21 people
Brendan Gleeson
John Harte
Known for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Edge of Tomorrow
Vinnie McCabe
Barber
Also in
Game of Thrones
Strumpet City
Paul Nolan
Man in Queue
Alan King
Dole Applicant
Cathy Belton
Girl at Old Office
Known for
Miss Scarlet
Philomena
Pat Laffan
Harte's Father
Known for
Leap Year
The Queen
Don Wycherley
Porter
Known for
Sing Street
Father Ted
Cathy Mullan
Post Office Clerk
No other roles listed
Eamonn Hunt
Golfer 1
Known for
Lassie
The Stag
Alan Archbold
Golfer 2
Known for
The Hallow
Martin Murphy
Golfer 3
Known for
Michael Collins
Dance with a Stranger
Arthur Riordan
Golfer 4
Known for
On the Edge
Paul Mercier Director · Cúán Mac Conghail Editor Helen Kane Costume designer
First release October 18, 1997 · Produced in Ireland
Production
Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · October 18, 1997
Limited theatrical · Cork International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 23, 1998 · Limited theatrical · Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Ireland
December 3, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Irish Film Institute Archive at Lunchtime
December 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Irish Film Institute Archive at Lunchtime
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