The Van

The Van

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1996-11-29
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Duration:100 min
Country:Ireland, United Kingdom
Director:Stephen Frears
Actors:Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell, Neilí Conroy
Production:Fox Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film, Deadly Films, Beacon Pictures

Overview:

In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

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