The Quare Fellow

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In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions.In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions.In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions.

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Trivia
The interior prison scenes were filmed in Dublin's Kilmainham Gaol (jail), which is no longer in operation, and is open for tours by the public.

Quotes
Embezzler: [Negotiating with another prisoner over contraband] We can act like businessmen.
Prisoner: Fair enough. I'm a businessman myself. Sure, what's a crook? Only a businessman without an office.

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8/10

Interesting feature

Maybe many of viewers and audiences in general will find this movie bland, flat, maybe of the so British or Welsh accent, sometimes hard to understand, even for American folks.... But the story is unusual, showing prison from a warden, guardian pint of view, instead of the inmates one. It is talkative but rewarding. This scheme, topic made me a little think of THE APPRENTICE, made in 2016, a movie from Singapour; a very close story, though not exactly the same either. Adapted from a play, Patrick mc Goohan is good for my taste, but I would have also imagined Stanley Baker in this role. A bit depressing too, and I like that.