The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Peadar welcomes the priest off the boat and escorts him toward church.

Scene 44 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 24 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 44

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 41
Padraic and Siobhan lie awake as the clock ticks and war sounds carry across the water.
Scene 42
Church bells call the island to Mass.
Scene 43
Islanders walk toward church in the dawn.
Scene 44
This scene

44EXT. JETTY - DAWN

The local PRIEST, who serves various islands, steps off the boat as it comes in and is met by PEADAR. They greet each other warmly, and head up towards the church, PEADAR with his arm over the PRIEST’s shoulder, Church and State entwined.