The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Padraic takes milk to the shop and post office.

Scene 57 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 34 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 57

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 54
Dominic needles the depressed Padraic and then offers him a rare kindness.
Scene 55
Padraic loads milk churns onto his cart and rides out at dawn.
Scene 56
Padraic’s cart reveals the island’s small town.
Scene 57
This scene

57EXT. SHOP/POST OFFICE - DAY

Pony and cart tied in the square outside, PADRAIC rolls the * churn up to the shop and goes inside, to a little bell.