I Went Down

Fresh out of prison, Git (Peter McDonald) rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with crime boss, Tom French (Tony Doyle), who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly (Brendan Gleeson), to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git
in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent
and stand-up guy to do?

  • 1997 | Treasure Entertainment

  • 1h47m | Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama

  • Producer: Robert Walpole

  • Director: Paddy Breathnach

  • Writer: Conor McPherson

  • Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Peter McDonald


5 Nominations and 4 Wins | San Sebastián International Film Festival 1997 |

Prize of the Jury to Paddy Breathnach, Best New Director,

CEC Award for Best Screenplay,

FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

Winner | San Antonio American Independent Film Festival Special Award 1998

Winner | Bogota Film Festival Silver Precolumbian Circle Award 1998

Winner | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1998 | Best Actor to Brendan Gleeson

4 IFTA 1999 Nominations and 2 Wins | Best Screenplay and Best Craft Contribution to Cian de Buitléar

Thessaloniki Film Festival 1997 Win | Best Director

Torino International Festival of Young Cinema 1997