The Pipe
Seen it?2010 | 83 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who love a story where everyone knows everyone and the curious. The small-town setting is half the character.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 23 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
A compelling documentary film four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to the most dramatic clash of cultures in modern Ireland. The rights of farmers over their fields, and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one of the world's most powerful oil companies. When the citizens look to their State to protect their rights, they find that the government has put Shell's right to lay a pipeline over their own.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 688 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Risteard Ó Domhnaill
- Willie CorduffHimself
- Mary CorduffHerself
- Pat ‘The Chief’ O’DonnellHimself
- Monica MullerHerself