Saipan trailer teases Keane-McCarthy clash
The first trailer has been released for Saipan, a new film exploring the explosive fallout between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy during Ireland's 2002 World Cup preparations.
Éanna Hardwicke stars as Keane, with Steve Coogan taking on the role of McCarthy in the drama, which captures one of the most talked-about moments in Irish sporting history.
Keane was sent home following the public quarrel with McCarthy and the incident divided public opinion in Ireland about who was to blame.
Filmmakers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) direct from a script by Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass).
The film is described as "the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport".
The film is produced by Macdara Kelleher and John Keville for Wild Atlantic Pictures (Evil Dead Rise, Cocaine Bear, Black 47), along with Trevor Birney and Oliver Butler for Fine Point Films (Kneecap, Bobby Sands: 66 Days).
Patrick O'Neill, Eoin Egan, and Rachael O'Kane serve as executive producers.
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