Guth Gafa Documentary Festival 2008

Red Mist
Ireland, 2007, 58 min
Director: Éamon Little

Fri 16th • Cinemobile • 9:45pm

Few Irish people will ever forget Saipan, May 2002 and the biggest ever bust-up in Irish soccer. But how many ever knew what actually happened on that tiny island in the Pacific? How did it come to pass that Ireland’s captain and best player, Roy Keane, was sent packing from the World Cup by his own manager, Mick McCarthy, just nine days before their opening match of the tournament?
Using animation to depict scenes from a typical Irish family during those turbulent times, and with the assistance of Eamon Dunphy, Tommie Gorman, Marian Finucane and others, this documentary captures the state of the nation during that unforgettable week. Red Mist is a light-hearted, affectionate snapshot of an extraordinary moment in the life of a nation traumatised by a row between two big men in shorts on the other side of the world.