Question 1

Which major film festivals featured High Boot Benny?

Accepted Answer

High Boot Benny was featured at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1994), Venice Film Festival (1993), and Berlin International Film Festival (1994).

Question 2

What real-life background did the director use for the script?

Accepted Answer

The script was based on five years of research by director Joe Comerford into the life of his father, an Irish Republican Army activist.

Question 3

Which actor in High Boot Benny was a real IRA member?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Corry, an actor in the film, was actually a member of the IRA and stood trial for a mortar attack on a barracks in Germany in 1996.

Question 4

Who plays the character Benny in High Boot Benny?

Accepted Answer

Marc O'Shea plays the character Benny in High Boot Benny.

Question 5

What is the setting and initial conflict of High Boot Benny?

Accepted Answer

A police informant is found dead in a boarding school near the Ulster-Eire border. Suspects include the Protestant headmistress, an unfrocked priest, and a 17-year-old criminal named Benny.

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