 | Wednesday, April 25th - 7:00 pm - Bell Auditorium 
Directors: John Ketchum and John Riley
In the tradition of Waking Ned Devine, this hilarious, fast-paced comedy barely leaves the audience time to catch its collective breath. A lively caper film, What Means Motley? is all the more extraordinary because it’s based on the real-life story of the largest immigration scam in Irish history. |
An Irish con man living in Romania is fresh out of jail and on the lam from a vicious gangster. To make some needed cash, he devises a wild plan to export a motley group of gypsies desperate to escape their own country. Posing as a Romanian gypsy choir, the “choristers” will obtain tourist visas to visit an Irish music festival, then vanish on arrival at the Dublin airport. To pull off his scheme, all he needs to do is charm the Irish Consul, avoid the mob, and quickly prepare 41 tone-deaf Romanians for their audition. Co-writer, co-producer and standup comedian Barry Mulligan plays the government official responsible for stamping the travelers’ visas. In an amusing case of art imitating life, he was and still is the Honorary Irish Consul in Romania.
Cast: Constantin Barbulescu, Adrian Ciglenean, Irina Dinescu, Andreea Doinea, Alexandru Dragoi, Emil Hostina, John Ketchum, Yann LeBlay, Radu Andrei Micu, Barry Mulligan, Eamon Rohan
In English and Romanian, with English subtitles. Ireland/UK/Romania, 87 minutes, 2006, 35mm.
Presented by: Cara Irish Pubs 
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