Michael Inside

{{Infobox film

| name = Michael Inside

| image = Michael Inside.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Frank Berry

| producer = {{ubl|Donna Eperon|Tristan Orpen Lynch|Aoife O'Sullivan}}

| writer = Frank Berry

| starring = {{ubl|Dafhyd Flynn|Lalor Roddy|Moe Dunford}}

| music = Daragh O'Toole

| cinematography = Tom Comerford

| editing = Colin Campbell

| studio = {{ubl|White Direction Films|Subotica Entertainment|Irish Film Board}}

| distributor = Wildcard Distribution

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|7|14|Galway Film Fleadh|2018|4|6|Ireland}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Ireland

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = €53,255 ($61,017){{cite web |title=Michael Inside (2018) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Michael-Inside-(Ireland) |website=The Numbers |accessdate=2 February 2019}}

}}

Michael Inside is a 2017 Irish prison film written, directed and co-produced by Frank Berry. It was nominated for four Irish Film & Television Awards and won the Best Film prize.

Plot

18-year-old Michael McCrea lives with his grandfather in a Dublin housing estate. Michael's father is in prison and his mother died of an overdose when he was young. Michael aims to put his life on the right path and find work, but he is caught in possession of a bag of drugs belonging to the older brother of a friend, and sentenced to three months imprisonment.

Production

During the film's production, research was undertaken using discussions with offenders who had passed through the Irish Prison Service's Pathways programme.{{cite web|url=https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/project/michael-inside/|title=Michael Inside |publisher=Galway Film Fleadh|accessdate=19 April 2018}} Filming took place in Cork Prison (the old building, closed in 2016) and Dublin and received funding from the Irish Film Board.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishfilmboard.ie/directory/view/8113/michael-inside|title=Michael Inside|publisher=Irish Film Board|accessdate=19 April 2018}}

Release

Michael Inside premiered at the 2017 Galway Film Fleadh, and also played at the 2017 Cork Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://filmireland.net/2018/01/08/review-of-irish-film-cork-film-festival-michael-inside/|title=Review of Irish Film @ Cork Film Festival: Michael Inside |work=Film Ireland|date=8 January 2018|accessdate=19 April 2018|author=steven}} It went on general release in Ireland on 6 April 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.wildcarddistribution.com/michael-inside-released-irish-cinemas-april|title=Michael Inside to be released in Irish cinemas this April |publisher=Wildcard Distribution|accessdate=19 April 2018|last=Murray|first=Suzanne|date=24 January 2018}}

Reception

Michael Inside has received critical acclaim in Ireland. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 14 reviews, and an average rating of 9/10.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/michael_inside |title=Michael Inside (2017) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |accessdate=April 19, 2018}} It earned five-star reviews from Joe.ie and entertainment.ie.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

=Accolades=

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! scope="col"|Awards

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! scope="col"|Recipients and nominees

! scope="col"|Result

rowspan=1|Cork Film Festival

| Audience Award{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4291301&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=Cork Film Festival 2017 Award Winners Announced|publisher=Irish Film and Television Network|date=20 November 2017|accessdate=19 April 2018}}

| Michael Inside

| {{won}}

rowspan=3|Galway Film Fleadh

| Best Irish Film{{cite web|url=https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/2017/09/05/29th-galway-film-fleadh-award-winners/|title=29th Galway Film Fleadh award winners |publisher=Galway Film Fleadh|accessdate=19 April 2018|date=5 September 2017}}

| Michael Inside

| {{won}}

rowspan=2|Bingham Ray New Talent Award

| Dafhyd Flynn

| {{won}}

Donna Eperon

| {{nom}}

rowspan=4|Irish Film & Television Awards

| Best Film

| Michael Inside

| {{won}}

Best Director