His first feature, November Afternoon was awarded Best Feature by The Irish Times in 1997. Joining Murphy are Tricia Vessey (Bean, The Brave, Kiss The Girls), Jonathan Jackson (The Deep End of the Ocean), Oscar and Golden-Globe nominee Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Interview With The Vampire) and Gerard McSorley (Angela’s Ashes, The Boxer, Michael Collins, Braveheart).Ģ7-year old director John Carney has garnered several awards as a writer and director for his two short comedy films Shining Star and Hotel. Jonathan falls in love with Rachel and, in doing so, discovers a reason to live.īoasting a cast of talented young newcomers and seasoned professionals, Irish actor Cillian Murphy (The Trench, Saltwater, Sunburn, Sweety Barrett) helms in the role of Jonathan. During the course of therapy, which Jonathan believes to be bogus, he meets and befriends two other teenage patients Rachel and Toby. The Smiling Suicide Club centres on a month in the life of Jonathan Breech, a 19-year old suicide patient, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital by his older brother, following their father’s death. Produced by Dublin-based Hell’s Kitchen, The Smiling Suicide Club is financed by Universal Studios and Irish Government Tax Incentives.
During the course of therapy, which Jonathan believes to be bogus, he meets and befriends two other teenage patients, one of whom he falls in love with and in doing so, discovers a reason to live.Ĭast: Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, Jonathan Jackson, Stephen Rea, Gerard McSorleyĮmail: 16th December, 1999: Eight weeks of principal photography is currently underway in Dublin on The Smiling Suicide Club, which John Carney directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Daniel James. Synopsis: THE SMILING SUICIDE CLUB follows a month in the life of a 19-year old suicide patient, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital by his older brother, following their father’s death. Financed by Universal and Irish Government Tax Incentives. THE SMILING SUICIDE CLUB” (working title) "On the edge"was going to be called "he Smiling Suicide Club" and "CAtch the sun"
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