Reefer and the Model
1988 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Joe Comerford |
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| Writer: | Joe Comerford |
| Staring: |
| Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 1988 |
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| Director: | Joe Comerford |
| Writer: | Joe Comerford |
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| Keywords | irish |
| Production Companies | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, RTÉ, Film4 Productions, Berber Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ian McElhinney | Reefer |
| Carol Moore | Teresa, The Model |
| Sean Lawlor | Spider |
| Ray McBride | Badger |
| Eve Watkinson | The Mother |
| Birdy Sweeney | Instant Photo |
| Fionn Comerford | Messenger Boy |
| John Lillis | Porter |
| Henry Comerford | Waiter |
| Paraic Breathnach | Quayside Fisherman |
| Maire Chinsealach | Island Woman |
| Dave Duffy | Sergeant |
| Rosina Brown | The Blonde |
| Little John Nee | Boy Soldier |
| Seán Ó Coisdealbha | Rossaveal Skipper |
| Noel Spain | Boatman |
| Peter Fitzgerald | Bank Guard |
| Dick Donaghue | Bank Teller |
| Máire Ní Mháille | Bank Teller |
| Michael Rowland | Older Bank Guard |
| Patrick Blackaby | 1st Tinker Guard |
| Uinseann Mac Thomáis | 2nd Tinker Guard |
| Deirdre Lawless | Policewoman |
| Gary McMahon | Young Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Breffni Byrne | Director of Photography |
| Joe Comerford | Writer, Director |
| Sé Merry Doyle | Editor |
| Cos Egan | Property Master |
| Name | Title |
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| Lelia Doolan | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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