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The Closer You Get

20001h 33mAileen Ritchie

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"For five desperate Irishmen, the perfect girl is abroad."

Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?

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What is The Closer You Get (2000) about?

Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the…

Who stars in The Closer You Get?

The Closer You Get stars Ian Hart (Kieran O'Donnell), Sean McGinley (Ian O'Donnell), Niamh Cusack (Kate O'Leary), Ruth McCabe (Mary Mulligan), Ewan Stewart (Pat O'Leary). The film was directed by Aileen Ritchie.

How long is The Closer You Get?

The Closer You Get has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2000.

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