The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Padraic, Siobhan, and Dominic eat dinner during a storm.

Scene 53 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 32 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 53

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.
Scenes 41–50
Padraic asks the priest to put in a word; Colm then gives Padraic a concrete threat against further contact.
Just before
Scene 50
Colm threatens to cut off a finger for each time Padraic bothers him.
Scene 51
Padraic rides home in the rain as Mrs McCormick smiles knowingly.
Scene 52
Storm clouds pass over the island and its animals.
Scene 53
This scene

53EXT. PADRAIC’S HOUSE - NIGHT

Rain, thunder and lightning outside the house itself, as, thru the window we see, lamp and candle-lit, PADRAIC, SIOBHAN and their house guest, DOMINIC, round the dinner table.