The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Siobhan returns home unable to hide that the conversation troubled her.

Scene 39 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 22 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 39

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.
Scene 15
Colm tells Padraic plainly that he no longer likes him, turning unexplained distance into an active rupture.
Just before
Scene 36
Colm apologizes for being harsh, but explains he wants silence to make music.
Scene 37
Padraic declines Siobhan’s invitation for a sherry and continues home.
Scene 38
Siobhan confronts Colm about ending the friendship; he wants peace.
Scene 39
This scene

39EXT. PADRAIC’S HOUSE - DUSK

PADRAIC feeding his pony & donkey. SIOBHAN returns, lost in * thought. She tries to give him a smile but can’t quite, and he can see that something’s up.