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The Banshees of Inisherin scene 7: EXT. LANEWAYS - DAY · The Reading Room

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The Banshees of Inisherin
Scene 7

The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Peadar ignores Padraic’s greeting on the lane.

Scene 7 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Padraic

Act oneAct two

Begins 2 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 7

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.

Scene 1
Padraic’s contented walk through Inisherin’s familiar landscape establishes his small, settled world.
Just before
Scene 4
Padraic calls to Colm, who smokes silently inside.
Scene 5
Colm ignores Padraic’s invitation to the pub and leaves him unsettled.
Scene 6
Padraic tells Siobhan that Colm sat smoking and wonders what went wrong.
Scene 7
This scene

7EXT. LANEWAYS - DAY

PADRAIC nods a hello as he passes the uniformed figure of PEADAR KEARNEY, Inisherin’s only policeman, 50’s.

PADRAIC

Officer Kearney.

PEADAR ignores him completely. PADRAIC loses his smile.

PADRAIC (CONT'D)

(under breath)

Never says hello. Never fecking says hello.

← Scene 6EXT. PADRAIC’S HOUSE - DAY Read the screenplay from here Scene 8 →EXT. PUB - DAY