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    The Nation Holds Its Breath

    Directed by Kev Cahill
    Ireland | 20 minutes |

On the day of the most important football match in Irish history, a young father-to-be is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth or the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup.

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Director: Kev Cahill
Producers: Joey Horvitz, Rebecca O'Flanagan, Rob Walpole
Screenwriter: Kev Cahill
Cinematographers: Oliver Loncraine
Editor: Stephen O'Connell
Music: John McPhillips, Stephen McKeon
Cast: Sam Keeley, Barbara Brennan, Ally Ní Chiaráin, Kate Gilmore, Eva Hein West
Country: Ireland
Language: English
Year: 2016
Running Time: 20 minutes
Awards: Best Rom Com, Hollywood Shorts; 
Best Direction Award, LA Indie; Audience Award, Chicago Irish Film Festival
Website: http://www.lexus-int.com/lexusshortfilms/

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