THE SPIN (15)
Language: English Certificate: 15
Screening at the Penistone Paramount on:
- Monday 23 March 2026 at 2pm
- Monday 23 March 2026 at 7:30pm
Two music-loving friends take a road trip across Ireland to save their record shop in Michael Head’s delightful comedy.
This sweet and uplifting Irish road movie from filmmaker Michael Head packs in the laughs as it follows Dermot (Brenock O’Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan), two music lovers who run a struggling record shop in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
Facing an unpaid rent bill and their vicious landlord, Sadie (Derry Girls’ Tara Lynne O’Neill), who’s eager to get them out of her building, the pair stumble across a deal too good to be true: rare, vintage records of blues legend Robert Johnson for sale in Cork at a knock-down price. If they can make it to the other end of Ireland in time, then maybe they could get the rare vinyl, and save the shop.
With just two days to get there, the pair head off in a rusty Vauxhall as old as the hills. As they navigate their picturesque journey, they meet locals and make new friends along the way.
A fun and off-the-wall buddy movie, The Spin is based upon a semi-autobiographical short story by Omagh music star Mark McCausland (The Lost Brothers, The Basement, McKowski), who also provides the film’s beautiful folk soundtrack.
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REVIEWS:
“EASY-GOING FUN”
PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN
"LOVELY TOUCHING COMEDY WITH THE CHARM OF HIGH FIDELITY, AND ITS MUSIC CAN INSPIRE LIKE THE ICONIC THE COMMITMENTS"
FILM IRELAND
"THE SPIN IS A LIFE-AFFIRMING COMEDY CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP"
LONDON DAILY NEWS
THE SPIN "IS LIKE THE LAST CHORD OF A GIG YOU DIDN'T WANT TO END"
INDIE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
