The Van (1996)

"A comedy about friends, family and fish."

Comedy Drama

Overview

In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

Duration

100 min

Rating

⭐ 6.4 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 29, 1996

Languages

English

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film, Deadly Films, Beacon Pictures