The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Colm strides toward the pub past Sunday-goers.

Scene 49 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Last scene of act one

Act oneAct two

Begins 28 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 49

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 46
At Mass, islanders gossip about Padraic and his donkey until Colm tells them to stop.
Scene 47
Padraic whispers something to the priest after Mass.
Scene 48
Colm confesses despair and his break with Padraic; he storms out after the priest’s questions.
Scene 49
This scene

49EXT. LANEWAY TO PUB - DAY

COLM angrily strides the lanes to the pub, outside which PADRAIC’s pony & cart is tied, along with a few ISLANDERS in their Sunday best. They nod hello. He ignores them.