The Tiger's Tail
| The Tiger's Tail | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | John Boorman |
| Produced by |
John Boorman John Buchanan Kieran Corrigan |
| Starring |
Brendan Gleeson Kim Cattrall Sinéad Cusack Sean McGinley and Ciarán Hinds |
| Music by | Stephen McKeon |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Edited by | Ron Davis |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
The Tiger's Tail is a 2006 Irish film directed by John Boorman. It stars Brendan Gleeson and Kim Cattrall. The story focuses on the modern Celtic Tiger Irish economy of the late 20th century.
Plot
Liam O'Leary (Gleeson) is a successful real estate developer in Dublin. He lives in a magnificent house with his unhappy wife (Cattrall) and rebellious son. One day, his pleasant life takes a dramatic downturn. The city council turns down his request to build a stadium, toward which he has taken out cripplingly large bank loans, and a doppelgänger, with his identical body and facial features, begins appearing around town, ordering suits and automobiles on Liam's credit account and behaving in a scandalous manner. Liam desperately attempts to pull his life out of its tailspin, but he must return to his dirtpoor roots and the old friends he has long abandoned to find the answers.
Characters
- Liam O'Leary - Brendan Gleeson
- Jane O'Leary - Kim Cattrall
- Father Andy - Ciarán Hinds
- Oona O'Leary - Sinéad Cusack
- Declan Murray - Sean McGinley
- Ursula - Angeline Ball
- Sally - Cathy Belton