An Irish Goodbye tackles male grief in bid for Oscar glory
It's safe to say that actor James Martin is looking forward to his upcoming trip to Hollywood.
Younger brother Lorcan lives and works on the family farm in Northern Ireland but with their mother gone, older brother Turlough returns from London to announce that Lorcan - who has Down's syndrome - will have to move in with their aunt. Lorcan is distinctly unimpressed with the idea."It's very important [to show what people with learning disabilities can do]. It's not often you get your own part on a show if you have Down's syndrome. But never judge a book by its cover.
"Tom and I met about 10 years ago when we trained as actors, we were living in London and writing plays as well acting. "There was an interesting juxtaposition between what was a very typically ferocious, brotherly kind of relationship, quite combative, as they were watching the game. They were hurling abuse at each other! And then... there was this other added layer of responsibility that was there between them as well, which I found quite compelling. There was just something really poignant about the relationship.
"We spoke about the idea of the character having Down's syndrome... once, and then we just didn't really speak about it that much, because there were so many other factors of that character that were more interesting," says White.
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