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What Richard Did
What Richard Did
6.1
/10
1,182 Ratings

WHAT RICHARD DID

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Ireland, 2012
Drama

Synopsis

The world is bright and everything seems possible for Richard Karlsen, a golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers. One summer night, however, Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him.

Synopsis

The world is bright and everything seems possible for Richard Karlsen, a golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers. One summer night, however, Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him.

Our take

The breakthrough film from Room and Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson, What Richard Did is a disturbing, ripped-from-the-headlines drama set in Dublin’s affluent suburbs. Midsommar’s Jack Reynor gives an electrifying performance in the chilling title role.