"8.5 Hours" is a drama about one extraordinary day in the lives of four Dublin office workers during the final months of Ireland's Celtic Tiger years. A controversial mix of intense drama and some very black comedy, it depicts the personal lives of four workers in a small software company spiralling out of control throughout the course of one working day from 9.00 to 5.30, the 8.5 hours of the title. Sexually charged and constantly surprising, the story relentlessly twists and turns and builds to a series of haunting and unforgettable resolutions.
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Cast
Rachel Lally
Rosemary
Lynette Callaghan
Rachel
Jonathan Byrne
Tony
Deborah Wiseman
Barbara
Brendan McCormack
David
Tom O'Sullivan
Martin
Geraldine Plunkett
Maggie
Gary Egan
Estate Agent
Fred Ledoux
Simon (as Frederic Ledoux)
Ceire O'Donoghue
Claire(as Ceire O' Donoghue)
Neil O'Shea
Hotel Manager
Martha Van Der Bly
Lori
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