What Richard Did
US Premiere

What Richard Did

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| Ireland | 87 MINUTES | English
Drama
“You’ve got everything worked out,” Lara says to Richard midway through Lenny Abrahamson’s meditative summer break drama set amongst the gray skies and rugged beaches south of Dublin. It certainly seems so. The handsome, charismatic rugby player is headed to university in the fall. Until then, he dominates the social scene, commanding a devoted core of teammates through the rituals of their final summer together: partying on the seaside, hazing younger students, pacifying parents, chatting up girls, rescuing them from rivals who take the playful flirtations too far. The good times will not last forever. When jealousies flair between friends and a brawl provides cover for an unintended but senseless act, Richard’s perfect life unravels amid self-doubt, shame, grief and guilt.

Based on a book by Irish writer Kevin Power, What Richard Did is a gripping dissection of an action and its consequences. Abrahamson provides a master class in pacing and restraint, as the tension mounts through small gestures and subtle details in the film’s construction. With a stellar title performance, newcomer Jack Reynor leads an impressive young ensemble that roots the story to its ultimate, metaphorical lesson: that summer always ends, and the parties with it.

—Arthur Ryel-Lindsey

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Lenny Abrahamson
LENNY ABRAHAMSON was born in Dublin in 1966 and studied at Trinity College Dublin. His features Adam & Paul and Garage earned several honors, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Script and Best Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards. He is currently working on the comedy Frank, starring Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson.
Director
Lenny Abrahamson
Screenwriter
Malcolm Campbell
Producer
Ed Guiney
Editor
Nathan Nugent
Cinematographer
David Grennan
Executive Producer
Andrew Lowe
Cast
Jack Reynor, Roisin Murphy, Sam Keeley, Lars Mikkelsen

Contacts
Print Source
Ian Tarbert
Tribeca Film
New York, 10013
Phone: 212 941 3935
itarbert@tribecaenterprises.com
International Sales Contact
Ian Tarbert
Tribeca Film
New York, 10013
Phone: 212 941 3935
itarbert@tribecaenterprises.com
US Sales Contact
Ian Tarbert
Tribeca Film
New York, 10013
Phone: 212 941 3935
itarbert@tribecaenterprises.com
Press Contact
Jennifer Holiner
Tribeca Film
New York, 10013
Phone: 212 941 2038
jholiner@tribecafilm.com
Press Contact
Allie Riggins
ID PR
Phone: 212 334 0333
nyfilm@id-pr.com
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