Shamrocracy

Filmed on a microbudget over the course of two years with a minimal script outline and improvised scenes involving real people politicians and celebrities Shamrocracy blurs the line between fiction and reality to create a biting commentary on Ireland today Terry Ghusto is the returning émigré moving in with his brotherinlaw newly unemployed roadsweeper Bobby Channels while attempting to make a name for himself in local politics The film follows the varying fortunes of the two as Terrys highflying pretensions come into sharp conflict with Bobbys own more humble voyage of selfdiscovery