A grey unforgiving Dublin is the scene for this grim tale of people-trafficking. It’s the story of Taiwo, who has spent her savings to be brought from an unspecified country to find refuge in the city. On arrival she escapes her traffickers, who work for gangster boss McManus, and finds refuge with Keely, a small-time crook and general loser. Keely is an unlikely Samaritan, but he turns out to be a gentleman. He feeds her with his beloved processed food, helps her learn English, takes the couch while she sleeps in his bed and finds her a job. And we know he really is kind at heart, because he’s also very nice to his old Gran, which is always a promising sign. Unfortunately it’s soon not all so rosy for Taiwo, as the job, in a “club”, has undesirable strings. She makes compromises, adjusts, and continues to send her thoughts to her sister back home in letters, hoping to earn enough to bring her over too. But the underworld and McManus are never far away, and inevitably the temporary idyll is broken and Taiwo is moved up a dangerous notch in the sex industry.
Ciarán O’Connor founded the production facilities company New Decade in 1990. He has worked as cameraman and editor for all the major broadcasters in Ireland, the UK and also a number in Europe and the US. He shot two high profi le documentaries, the fi rst about the Irish relief effort in Bosnia in 1992 entitled “A Noble Failure”, and the second on the Brendan Smyth case entitled “Keeping the Faith”.
Producers: Nuala Cunningham, Ciaran O’Connor, Linda Cardiff Cinematographer: Ruairi O’Brien Editor: Mairead McIvor Music: Niall O’Sullivan Cast: Nellie Conroy, Ned Dennehy, David Heap, Patricia Irvine, Ger Carey, Karl Shiels, Ruth Negga, Jasmine Russell, Martin Dunne, Niall O’Brien
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