The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Padraic asks Siobhan why she is crying, then makes her silence feel worse.

Scene 103 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Padraic
Siobhan

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:02 into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 103

In 1923 on Inisherin, Padraic tries to restore his friendship with Colm after Colm suddenly cuts him off, but Colm’s escalating demand for solitude draws their neighbors into a costly feud.

Scenes 1–14
Padraic inhabits an easy routine of animals, home, pub, and daily companionship with Colm.
Scenes 15–40
Colm’s rejection exposes Padraic’s dependence on the friendship and raises the possibility that his easy manner is part of the problem.
Scenes 41–50
Padraic asks the priest to put in a word; Colm then gives Padraic a concrete threat against further contact.
Scenes 51–79
Padraic navigates gossip, violence, loneliness, and attempted apologies while trying to understand Colm’s terms.
Scenes 80–91
Colm’s first missing finger makes his demand for silence undeniable; Siobhan returns the finger and asks what would end the feud.
Just before
Scene 100
Peadar’s returning boat approaches through the mist; he notices something at the jetty.
Scene 101
Peadar threatens Padraic through Siobhan, who meets him with contempt.
Scene 102
Mrs McCormick predicts one or two deaths before month’s end.
Scene 103
This scene

103INT. PADRAIC’S HOUSE - NIGHT

Asleep in bed, PADRAIC is quietly awoken by the sound of SIOBHAN crying. He rolls over to see her in the other bed, facing away from him, still crying.

PADRAIC

What’s the matter?

SIOBHAN

(thru sniffles)

Nothing.

PADRAIC tries to sleep again, but SIOBHAN keeps sniffling.

PADRAIC

Well... could you try to do it a bit

quieter? I’m trying to sleep, like.

SIOBHAN shuts up completely, and PADRAIC rolls back over facing away from her... but now the silence is deafening, PADRAIC feeling bad about it.

PADRAIC (CONT'D)

I mean, you can do it a little bit. It *

was just really loud. *

Silence again. He feels really bad now, but can’t think of anything else to say, so he sighs and goes back to sleep.