Overview

• TIFF reviews describe Éanna Hardwicke’s Roy Keane as electrifying and Steve Coogan’s Mick McCarthy as a compelling foil.
• The drama focuses on the five-day 2002 Saipan confrontation, framing it as a cultural flashpoint rather than a traditional biopic.
• Reviewers highlight its critique of the FAI’s poor standards, including scenes depicting training without footballs, sunscreen or water bottles.
• Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn from Paul Fraser’s script, the 91-minute feature screened as a Centerpiece selection with Bankside handling sales.
• Variety reports the production approached Roy Keane about involvement, which he declined; distribution beyond the festival is still to be detailed.