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8/10
Funny, horrifying and fantastic
Kid_Thunder8713 August 2005
This short film was made on a small budget, yet was fantastically inventive and really showed that big budgets aren't everything! The presence of Tom Hickey in the film was whimsical and clever.

The supporting cast, were only children at the time, but still their talent shined through, especially the leading lady.

Shot in 2 days, in Colaiste Connacht in Spiddal,Galway. This short was a compliment to the beginning of Intermission, and a compliment in general to Irish shorts.

The film uses shock tactics to withdraw a reaction from the crowd, yet making them split their sides laughing. Only 4 minutes long and set in one room the entire time. Phantom Cnut puts to shame other short films with it's clever approach to an uproaringly funny ending.
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9/10
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small-girl876 August 2005
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Phantom Cnut is a three minute short made in Ireland in 2003. It is set in a typically Irish classroom with the legend 'The Phantom Cnut' written in chalk on the blackboard. An indignant priest (Tom Hickey) demands to know which of his pupils are responsible for the enigmatic inscription. The comic denouncement shows how clever one of his female students (Nicola Coughlan) really is, as the teacher literally misreads the situation. Phantom Cnut which was shown in 55 Irish Cinemas and nominated for a number of awards including best Short Celtic Film Festival. It received great media acclaim all across Ireland as it played nationally alongside the Colin Farrell movie 'Intermission'.
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10/10
An Beal Bocht is alive
Great little film.

This short is so well written and directed.

I saw it in a cinema in Sligo.

To be honest I thought it was better than the film it preceded Intermission - a load of dung capitalizing on Colin Farrel.

By the way Colin Farrel is an Irish spoof who pretends he is a wild child but really a fat guy who began in Ballykissangle.

Seriously anyone who wants a good laugh and a critique of the Christian brothers check this out.

the photography is great too.
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