MATTRESS MEN in cinemas and on demand this Friday!
Mattress Men, Colm Quinn's story of Dublin's best known mattress salesman as he becomes an internet sensation, will open in Irish cinemas this Friday.
In an attempt to save his struggling mattress business, sixty-something Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online personality ‘Mattress Mick' under the guidance of his good friend Paul Kelly. Paul, burdened with debts and living with his family in inner city Dublin yearns to get a full time contract working with Mick. Using all his marketing savvy and entrepreneurial skills, Paul embarks on a mission to make Mattress Mick a viral sensation. Will Paul be successful in his endeavours? And will Mick finally overcome the challenges in their friendship and recognise the hard work and good intentions of his long-time friend? Mattress Men is a bittersweet and moving tale of friendship and the struggles of two men that is sure to delight audiences everywhere.
Mattress Men has its world premiere this year at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto and also screened at Sheffield Doc Fest.
The film was directed by Colm Quinn and produced by David Clarke and Ciarán Deeney with support from Bord Scannán na h Éireann/ the Irish Film Board.
What the critics have said:
**** Everything you would want from a documentary: its funny, it's smart, it's moving.
- RTÉ Guide
**** Bursting with heart, this touching and funny story will warm the cockles.
- Entertainment.ie
Hilarious, heartwarming and hopeful.
- Hot Press