''Saltwater'' is a 2000 Irish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by

Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature in June 2013 by University C ...

. The film stars Peter McDonald, Brian Cox,

Conor Mullen Conor Mullen (born 1966) is an Irish actor who played Frank in Smother, Stuart McElroy in ''Holby City'' and Aidan Doherty in the 2007 BBC1 drama series ''Rough Diamond''. He was born in Dublin. Both his parents were pharmacists, and he is one ...

Laurence Kinlan Laurence Kinlan (born 3 February 1983) is an Irish actor in films, television series and on theatre stage. He is best known for playing the role of Elmo in RTÉ's crime drama '' Love/Hate''. Career Film and television Kinlan's debut was a lead ...

Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Aw ...

Eva Birthistle Eva Birthistle (born 16 April 1974) is an Irish actress and writer. She is best known for her roles in '' Bad Sisters'' and '' Ae Fond Kiss...'', and also starred in The Last Kingdom between 2015 and 2022. She won the London Film Critics Circ ...

and Paul Cooper. The film was released on 29 September 2000, by

Buena Vista International Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distributor within the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing, and promotion for films produced and ...

Plot

Cast

* Peter McDonald as Frank Beneventi * Brian Cox as George Beneventi *

as Ray Sullivan *

as Joe Beneventi *

as Simple Simon *

as Deborah McCeever *Valerie Spelman as Carmel Beneventi *David O'Rourke as Damien Fitzgibbon *Caroline O'Boyle as Tara *

Gina Moxley Gina Moxley (born 1957) is an Irish playwright, director, author and actress. She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists. Early life Moxley was born in Cork in 1957. Career Moxley studied fine art at Crawford School of ...

as Sgt. Duggan *Garrett Keogh as Tony Regan *

Michael McElhatton Michael McElhatton (born 12 September 1963) is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' from the second to the sixth season (2012–2016). Other credits include '' I ...

as John Traynor *

Pat Shortt Patrick Shortt (born 12 December 1967) is an Irish actor, comedian, writer, and entertainer. His role in the 2007 film '' Garage'' led to him receiving the IFTA for Best Actor. He is most notably remembered for his role as Tom in the television ...

as Mr Fanning *

Carl Duering Gerald Percy Fox (29 May 1923 – 1 September 2018), better known as Carl Duering, was a German-born British actor whose best-known role is as Dr. Brodsky in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange''. He died in London in September 2018 at the ag ...

as Konigsberg *

Olwen Fouéré Olwen Fouéré (born 2 March 1954) is an Irish actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. She was born in Galway, Ireland to Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on ...

as Trish Meehan *

Maria McDermottroe Maria McDermottroe () is an Irish people, Irish actress, known for her work across screen and stage. She portrayed Molly Ivors in John Huston's 1987 film ''The Dead (1987 film), The Dead'', based on the James Joyce novella The Dead (Joyce short ...

as Headmistress *Alan King as Charlie *Mark Dunne as Junior *

Billy Roche Billy Roche (born 11 January 1949) is an Irish playwright and actor. He was born and still lives in Wexford and most of his writings are based there. Originally a singer with The Roach Band, he turned to writing in the 1980s. He has written a n ...

as Larry *Anto Nolan as Bouncer One Tony *

Simon Delaney Simon Delaney (born 2 September 1970) is an Irish actor, director and presenter. He is known for appearances in a range of films and television series such as RTÉ's comedy-drama '' Bachelors Walk'' and CBS' legal drama ''The Good Wife'', and in ...

as Bouncer Two Darren *

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as Maria Beneventi *Lisa Tierney Keogh as Orla *

Hilda Fay Hilda Fay is an Irish actor. She was nominated for an IFTA for best supporting actress for her role in ''Whistleblower'' in 2009 and again in 2024 for Showtime / BBC “The woman in the wall” alongside Ruth Wilson. She graduated from Trinit ...

as Cloakroom Att. *Nuala O'Neill as Michelle *Kevin Hely as Barman Teddy *Andrew Bennett as Garda *Sean Flanagan as Lawless *Simon Jewell as Duignan *

Peter Coonan Peter Coonan (born 1984) is an Irish actor, notable for his roles in '' King of the Travellers'' (2012), and '' Love/Hate'' (2011–2014), for which he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awa ...

as Rooney *Ciaran Delaney as Hennessy *Michael Coonan as Logan * Lesley Conroy as Lisa

References

External links

* * {{Conor McPherson 2000 films Irish drama films 2000 drama films BBC Film films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Conor McPherson Buena Vista International films English-language drama films