What Richard Did makes its TV debut on RTÉ tonight
The multi-awardwinning Irish feature What Richard Did, which was funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB), will have its first TV screening tonight, Wednesday, October 30th, on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, written by Malcolm Campbell and produced by Ed Guiney, the film won five awards at the IFTAs this year, including Best Actor for Jack Reynor and Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson. It screened at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival and BFI London, among others.
The film follows Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until one summer night when Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him.
“The characters are nuanced and brilliantly realised. . . . The clean, casual lines of David Grennan’s cinematography add to the sensation that we’re watching a greatly needed antidote to an entire hysterical history of delinquent youths on screen.” —The Irish Times *****
“Abrahamson doesn’t do morality tales — he’s much more serious and real than that and this is a beautifully constructed and acted example of his art.” —RTÉ *****
“An engrossing and intelligent drama that throbs in the mind for hours after the final credits.” —The Guardian ****
What Richard Did was produced by Ed Guiney for Element Pictures with Andrew Lowe executive producing and was funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB) and Screen Scene.