The Cocaine Famine (2018)

8/10

A thrilling crime story with a historical background

lornapaddy7 November 2019

Ancient tensions between the clashing cultures of England and Ireland are revived when a shipment of cocaine goes missing. This film is full of suspense as an English drug smuggler is tormented by his equally corrupt Irish captors. It's all about the money, but the brilliant screenplay brings out depths of cultural resentment. The camera-work is good, using the setting to emphasise the emotions of the characters. The story is told using dark humour with some laugh-out-loud moments. 'The Cocaine Famine' is a thoroughly good watch.

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10/10

Brilliant, hilarious and beautifully shot!

glbigg30 October 2019

A beautifully shot and hilariously funny short film. Great dialogue and comic timing. The three actors are superb. Really can't fault it. A gorgeous little short!

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9/10

TOTALLY BRILLIANT

trevor-292504 November 2019

One of the best films I have seen, excellent screenplay and a surprising ending. Deserves its success.

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9/10

Just pure fun

janneuburgerjn25 September 2020

The production of this short is so simple, with only one Room and three actors but they make it so incredibly entertaining with fun dialogue that wouldnt nearly be as funny without the actors and by switching up the lighting to have some variety in the Look. You just feel how much fun they had making this

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10/10

Hilarious

rvanhouben2 November 2019

Absolutely brilliant short film with top class performances throughout. Just hilarious

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10/10

Hilarious

dogbreeder7 February 2021

Fantastic film Brian Martin is a fantastic actor and writer. I enjoyed watching this film again as much as I did when I saw it in the lighthouse cinema Dublin. Still gives me goosebumps.