
King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship and revenge. The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle b... (Full plot summary below)
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King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship and revenge. The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice versus his desire to be with the woman he now loves.
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| Total FilmSimon KinnearThere's a strand of 'us vs them' that eventually grates, but O'Connor's marshalling of a cast that includes many real travellers shows real feeling for this misunderstood community. |
| Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThere is enough here for us to confirm O'Connor as a talent for the future. Rough stuff. |
| The ListRob CarnevaleAttempts to tap into the emotional complexity at play find everyone wanting, especially during the Romeo & Juliet-style love story, which often feels like an after-thought. |
| GuardianMike McCahillA flibbertigibbet: it arrives with a twinkle in its eye, but little else between its cauliflower ears. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinThe world of bare-knuckle Irish boxing feuds between bitterly opposed traveller families makes for depressing and unilluminating dramatic material. |
| ViewLondonJennifer TateAn Irish drama about feuding Travellers, King of the Travellers is watchable enough, but the poor script, sub-standard performances and unconvincing romantic subplot mean it's ultimately forgettable. |
| User ReviewLeon BAs a child, a young man by the name of John-Paul Moorehouse witnessed his father get shot by a gang of thugs, who were driving by in a car. John wakes up as he is just after having a nightmare of his father's killing. John is man who is a former boxer, he could have went to the Olympics, and turned pro, as the way he explains it in the movie. His uncle on the other side, Francis tries too hard to keep his name above in the family: He tries to control John by talking him out of doing certain things. He wants everything to be his way, not someone else's. He seems like that person who would plan something, and think his plan is going to work but it backfires. There is another antagonist in the movie, Mickie "the bags", he is the only very close friend that John has. He picks up a fight, and doesn't care sees. He's a loose cannon. But he has a heart, and wants the best for John. End of review. |
| User ReviewRafael MI thought this was poor. The script was rather poorly written and didn't really build up into anything. The acting was even worse. It is a pity as the title of the film was eye-catching and was really keen on watching a movie about the Gypsy community in Ireland. Avoid like the plague. The one positive is the musical score. |
| User ReviewIan CA long time ago in a caravan far, far away. A revenge flick centered around the travelling community in Ireland. This flick just like 'Into the West' has all the romantic elements associated with this ethnic minority group in the movies and tries and fails to produce the gritty realism of the excellent documentary 'Knuckle'. The end result is a complete and utter piece of shit of a film. One of the worst films that I have ever seen was 2007's Strength and Honor which is also based in this world and King of Travellers isn't that far away from matching it. Preditcable with shit actors, annoying characters and a terrble storline. However, it does have one classic moment when rival family post their taunting video online to a montage of Europe's Final Countdown. |
| User ReviewMatt MAn interesting concept is totally wasted with a screenplay filled with an incredible amount of cliches, sometimes downright embarrassing. |