Cáca Milis
| Cáca Milis | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jennifer Keegan |
| Written by | Brian Lynch |
| Starring | Charlotte Bradley Brendan Gleeson |
Release date | 2001 |
Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | Irish |
Cáca Milis (transl. Cake) is a 2001 Irish short movie starring Charlotte Bradley and Brendan Gleeson.[1]
Plot
[change | change source]Catherine takes care of her elderly mother. She is alone for the only time of the day, and reads a romantic novel in a train. Pól, a blind man with asthma, sits on the other side of the table. His noises, questions and stories annoy her, so she lies to him. She says a worm is in a piece of his cake, making him panic and have an asthma attack. Catherine quietly hides his inhaler, which he looks for. As he loses breath, she places it just out of his reach. He falls over in his seat as she leaves the train.
Cast
[change | change source]- Charlotte Bradley as Catherine, a businesswoman
- Brendan Gleeson as Pól, a blind man who uses the train regularly
- Eithne McGuinness as Nora, Catherine's mother
- Phyllis Ryan as Theresa
- Ciabhán Ó Murchú as Tea Steward
Legacy
[change | change source]It is a cult classic among many young Irish people,[2] who study it for the Leaving Cert's Irish exams.[3]
