The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Rain falls around Padraic’s house as his animals sleep in the barn and a cock crows; Padraic wakes inside.

Scene 71 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 47 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 71

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 68
Dominic warns Siobhan that Padraic is drunk and needs her.
Scene 69
Padraic calls Colm unkind and argues that niceness and family are worth remembering.
Scene 70
Rain falls over the island and Padraic’s house.
Scene 71
This scene

71EXT. PADRAIC’S HOUSE - DAWN

...and PADRAIC’s house in the rain, JENNY and the animals * asleep in their barn, as a cock crows and PADRAIC awakes in * the house.