Micky McCarthy Vs. Roy Keane In Saipan First Trailer
Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke star in the film based around one of football’s infamous confrontations
Vertigo Releasing have released the first teaser Trailer for Irish drama Saipan. The new film about the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane and his national team manager Mick McCarthy during the team’s preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Steve Coogan (McCarthy) and Éanna Hardwicke star (Keane) in this Irish film. Both mean where rivals which stepped outside the game and it was only a matter of time, things get out of control.
SAIPAN is the thrilling story of football player Roy Keane and his manager Mick McCarthy, and the events leading up to Ireland’s incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign. The intense rivalry between these two personalities transcended the game, gripping an entire nation and the sporting world. On the surface, the feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved. This is the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport.
Directed by award-winning filmmakers Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) and based on an original script by Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass), SAIPAN stars BAFTA nominated Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) as Roy Keane, with two-time Academy Award® nominee Steve Coogan (Philomena, The Reckoning) as Mick McCarthy. Supporting cast include Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Jamie Beamish (Derry Girls), Alex Murphy (The Young Offenders), Harriet Cains (Bridgerton) and Peter McDonald (The Batman).
Saipan doesn’t have a confirmed release date, Vertigo Releasing will release the film in UK cinemas.
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