How Harry Became a Tree

Name: How Harry Became a Tree
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001-09-01
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Laurie Morton, Joseph M. Kelly, Helen Norton, Catriona Canavan, Natalie Ní Chléirigh

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Release Date

9/1/2001

Runtime

100 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

Set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney (Colm Meany) sets out to ruin George O'Flaherty – the most powerful man in town, who not only owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area, but is also the local matchmaker. When Harry's son Gus (Cillian Murphy) – upon whom Harry regularly heaps abuse (mostly mental and verbal) – falls for the lovely Eileen, George helps get the two together. During this time, Harry quietly mobilizes his dastardly plans.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A slow, darkly comic portrait of a man consumed by his need to destroy a rival, told in the claustrophobic world of rural Ireland. It's a study in how obsession poisons everything it touches, including the family caught in its wake.