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The Van
Set in "Barrytown", a fictitious working-class quarter of Dublin. "Bimbo" Reeves gets laid off from his job. With his redundancy, he buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
Stephen Frears
Casts & Crew
Colm Meaney
Donal O'Kelly
Ger Ryan
Caroline Rothwell
Neilí Conroy
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Brendan O'Carroll
Stuart Dunne
Jack Lynch
Laurie Morton
Marie Mullen
Jon Kenny
Moses Rowen
Linda McGovern
Frank O'Sullivan
Eoin Chaney
Jill Doyle
Barbara Bergin
Charlotte Bradley
Ronan Wilmot
Stanley Townsend
Eileen Walsh
Sheila Flitton
Martin Dunne
Tommy O'Neill
Fionnuala Murphy
Gavin Kelty
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