The Banshees of Inisherin · written by Martin McDonagh · 2022

Padraic and Colm pass without acknowledging one another.

Scene 93 of 174 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 57 min into a 1:35 film

The story so farBefore scene 93

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.
Scenes 80–91
Colm’s first missing finger makes his demand for silence undeniable; Siobhan returns the finger and asks what would end the feud.
Just before
Scene 90
Siobhan hears mainland gunfire as she walks toward Colm’s house.
Scene 91
Siobhan returns Colm’s finger and asks what would end the feud.
Scene 92
Sunset settles over the island’s lonely places.
Scene 93
This scene

93EXT. PRETTY PASTURE OVERLOOKING SEA - DAWN

MONTAGE CONTINUES. A sad PADRAIC collects his cows at sunrise, & as he walks them away he sees COLM coming up the lane in the other direction.

PADRAIC keeps his eyes lowered as much as he can, but just as they pass he glances up at him. COLM, his hand perfectly bandaged, is looking in an entirely different direction, out to sea, expression neutral, as if PADRAIC isn’t even there.

They continue along and away from each other, PADRAIC glancing back once, COLM not at all.