Here's one the Film Board would never fund. An African-American wins a poetry contest and the prize is an Irish pub! Of course when he arrives he spits out the Guinness and antagonises the locals. The evil English(!) landlord wants to claim the pub while local lass Anna Friel falls for the American. However, it's all filmed in Britain and doesn't feel Irish at all. Those hairy cattle are seldom seen in Ireland and the village is a little too tidy to convince. Still, it's an enjoyable movie and fun to watch which makes it better than many homegrown efforts.
