Award winning Cavan-based film set for its cinematic debut

An award-winning film set in Cavan, and directed by a Cavan native and featuring a mainly Cavan cast, is set for its cinematic debut.

“Redemption of a Rogue” will hit the big screen on the 27^th of August.

Written and directed by local playwright Philip Doherty, the black Irish comedy is described as the story of a prodigal son returning to his hometown in search of salvation for his sins.

Philip says the film is inspired by some of Cavan’s “larger-than-life characters”, as well as the county’s “beautiful landscape”.

On this morning’s Joe Finnegan Show, he praised the Cavan artists for pulling off a “complete miracle” in making a feature-length film on a limited budget: