The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Padraic discovers Colm laughing with Jonjo and Gerry at the pub.

Scene 13 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 4 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 13

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.

Scene 1
Padraic’s contented walk through Inisherin’s familiar landscape establishes his small, settled world.
Just before
Scene 10
Padraic sees Colm’s chair empty through the window, knocks, and finds the door opening.
Scene 11
Padraic spots Colm walking away through the telescope.
Scene 12
Padraic follows Colm across walls and fields, then loses him.
Scene 13
This scene

13EXT. LANEWAY TO PUB - DAY

PADRAIC trudges back to the pub. There’s a peel of laughter inside. PADRAIC looks in the window. COLM is sitting at the bar, laughing with JONJO and GERRY MULLINS, another older regular.