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The film appears simple. Its leads steal apples but leave us more knowledgeable about their lives. From Dublins margins, weaned on tales of rebellion, they face uncertain futures and, perhaps, broken promises.
Significant Irish filmmakers (Comerford, Quinn, and Black) were involved in the project. McFarlanes screenplay was based on his novella; Weldon stars as a father made redundant and bitter.
Weldons songs, from Dark Horse in the Wind (1976), are critical to the film. As it ends, his character walks aimlessly. On the soundtrack, he sings, Where will you be, my blue-eyed son, oh, when your Daddys race has run?