The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Siobhan boards the boat alongside the tearful Declan.

Scene 125 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:18 into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 125

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.
Scene 121
Colm appears with every finger missing as Siobhan prepares to leave, bringing the feud to its destructive peak.
Just before
Scene 122
Padraic and Siobhan search for the other fingers outside the bloodied house.
Scene 123
Siobhan packs to leave; she and Padraic say goodbye tearfully.
Scene 124
Siobhan turns away from the house and disappears around the bend.
Scene 125
This scene

125EXT. JETTY - DAY

Ferry putters in, BOATMAN on the back of it securing the gangplank, as SIOBHAN waits on the jetty, surprised to see a young man with his own suitcase, DECLAN, waiting too, crying quietly.

Concerned but shy about it, she lets him on ahead of her, he nods a gentle thanks, & she follows him on, the boat pulling away. DECLAN goes inside, but SIOBHAN stands out at the back, taking a last look at Inisherin, as it recedes from view.