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IRELAND · 1996

The Van

Stephen Frears
working-class struggle male friendship small business entrepreneurship Irish identity power dynamics
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In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

Year1996
CountryIreland
DirectorStephen Frears
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