Rialto | |
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Directed by | Peter Mackie Burns |
Written by | Mark O'Halloran |
Produced by | Valentina Brazzini Tristan Goligher Alan Maher Alan Maher |
Starring |
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor |
Cinematography | Adam Scarth |
Edited by | Tim Fulford |
Music by | Valentin Hadjadj |
Production companies | Cowtown Pictures The Bureau |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | Ireland United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Rialto is a 2019 Irish/British drama film directed by Peter Mackie Burns and written by Mark O'Halloran. The film stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. [1]
The film premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section. [2] It also played at the Goteborg Film Festival in 2020. [3]
Colm is a 46-year-old married man who has spent his life working on Dublin's docks. While he deals with the death of his father and the loss of his job due to a corporate take-over he explores his sexuality with 19-year-old male hustler Jay. Meanwhile, his family life comes under increasing strain. [1] [4] [5]