Rough
Written and Directed by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn
Produced by Louise Gallagher
Northern Ireland Screen Funded
Synopsis
A death sentence. A dog. A decision.
In post-conflict Northern Ireland, paramilitaries have evolved into street gangs who enforce their own brutal street justice in the form of “punishment” attacks. But when they pass a death sentence on a local dog, they bite off more than they can chew.
Festvals (Selection)
Winner Best Short IFTA 2021
Winner Best short Krakow Film Festival 2021
Winner Best Irish Fiction Short Kerry International Film Festival 2020
32nd Galway Film Fleadh
20th Belfast Film Festival
Indie Cork Film Festival 2020
Aguilar Film Festival 2020
Flatpack Film Festival 2021
Shot on the Alexa Mini with Cooke S4 lenses