The Van

May. 16,1997 R

Rating：

6.7

Genre：

Drama Comedy

Keywords：

Soccer Male Friendship Unemployment

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Colm Meaney as Larry

Ger Ryan as Maggie

Rúaidhrí Conroy as Kevin

Brendan O'Carroll as Weslie

Stuart Dunne as Sam

Jon Kenny as Gerry McCarthy

Frank O'Sullivan as Wally

Barbara Bergin as Dawn

Charlotte Bradley as Anne Marie

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