With gripping characterization and dynamic direction, Peter Weir turns a survival tale into a moving reflection on life’s eternal pains. Braving hostile conditions, his international cast brings out the visceral and universal dimensions of a journey that seems at times absurd, but never futile.

Director John Crowley (Brooklyn) and playwright Mark O’Rowe made the move from stage to screen with this rollicking tale of malcontents on the make. With Colin Farrell and Cillian Murphy leading an ensemble cast of familiar faces, Intermission is a crime comedy with mischief and attitude to burn.