The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Colm’s dog licks the wound as Colm plays another part of his tune.

Scene 84 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 54 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 84

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.
Scenes 51–79
Padraic navigates gossip, violence, loneliness, and attempted apologies while trying to understand Colm’s terms.
Scene 80
Colm appears with his index finger missing beneath a bloodied bandage, showing that his ultimatum is real.
Just before
Scene 81
Padraic discovers blood on the doorstep and Colm’s severed finger in the grass.
Scene 82
Colm climbs another wall and continues away without apparent concern.
Scene 83
Padraic shows Siobhan the severed finger and stores it in a shoebox.
Scene 84
This scene

84INT. COLM’S HOUSE - DAY

Shears standing in the corner, blood on the blades, as we hear the sound of a dog licking something, then reveal COLM smoking in the same position as the first scene, staring into space, as the dog cleans off the blood from the dripping hole in COLM’s hand.

After a moment he picks his fiddle up and, through the pain, plays another part of his new tune. It’s lovely.