The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Church bells call the island to Mass.

Scene 42 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Act oneAct two

Begins 24 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 42

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.
Just before
Scene 39
Siobhan returns home unable to hide that the conversation troubled her.
Scene 40
Padraic asks whether he is dull; Siobhan says he is nice and not dim.
Scene 41
Padraic and Siobhan lie awake as the clock ticks and war sounds carry across the water.
Scene 42
This scene

42EXT. CHURCH - DAWN

Church bells peel over the island, calling all to Mass...