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‘Feel-bad’ comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin flying high during awards season

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(From left) Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in The Banshees Of Inisherin.

(From left) Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in The Banshees Of Inisherin.

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Alison de Souza

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LOS ANGELES – The Banshees Of Inisherin has been described as a feel-bad comedy, but that does not seem to be hurting its chances this awards season.

The tragic but darkly funny film – which opens in Singapore cinemas on Thursday – stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends the relationship and things take a dark turn.

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