Pavee Lackeen
2005
Ten-year-old Winnie (Winnie Maughan) lives with her mother and siblings in a dilapidated trailer on the side of the road in a desolate industrialized area of contemporary Dublin. Following Winnie through several weeks of her life she struggles with her identity as a young Traveller girl, Pavee Lackeen dispels stereotypes to .. Read more
| Starring | Winnie Maughan, Michael Collins, Paddy Maughan, Rose Maughan |
|---|---|
| Director | Perry Ogden |
| Genres | Drama |
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Pavee Lackeen
Ten-year-old Winnie (Winnie Maughan) lives with her mother and siblings in a dilapidated trailer on the side of the road in a desolate industrialized area of contemporary Dublin. Following Winnie through several weeks of her life she struggles with her identity as a young Traveller girl, Pavee Lackeen dispels stereotypes to offer an intimate portrait of a resilient and spirited youngster and her proud, dignified family struggling day by day against faceless bureaucracy, poverty and prejudice. Pavee Lackeen presents an unflinching and realistic portrait of a marginalised community living in a modern, prosperous Ireland. Filmed with a cast of mostly non-professionals - with Winnie Maughan's illuminating presence providing the film with its beating heart - the use of Travelling people playing characters near to their own resonates with real life experience. Evoking Kes and In This World with its realistic approach and avoidance of sentimentality, director Perry Ogden - who documented the experience of the young poor in Dublin with his photo book 'Pony Kids' - has crafted one of the most distinctive debuts to come out of Ireland in years.
| Starring | Winnie Maughan, Michael Collins, Paddy Maughan, Rose Maughan |
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| Director | Perry Ogden |
| Studio | VERVE PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 May 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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British photographer Perry Ogden spent several years snapping traveller-kids in Dublins Smithfield Market before... read more on Time Out
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12 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Well worth a look
A documentary syle look at the Irish Traveller community where the characters are more or less played by themselves. There is not an awful lot in the way of plot, but the film conveys a real sense of a family under pressure and excluded from the Irish economic miracle. This is important cinema. The plight of Irish Travellers is rarely looked at. It little known outside Ireland and, perhaps, in need of more attention in Ireland.
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Pavee Lackeen
A friend of mine had told me how good this was and I was looking forward to watching it. Unfortunately I didn't feel the same way, I watched about a third of it and was disinterested so never watched the rest. Wanted to like it but couldn't be bothered to watch it!!
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