Saipan
- 2025 film
Comedy drama about the fall-out between footballer Roy Keane and his country's manager at the 2002 World Cup. Also features Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke.
- This film project is currently in development
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2025
- Stars
- Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke
- Writer
- Paul Fraser
- Directors
- Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa
- Producers
- Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Trevor Birney, Oliver Butler, Patrick O'Neill, Eoin Egan, Rachael O'Kane, Stephen Kelliher and more
- Companies
A true-life comedy of the most epic proportions, Saipan chronicles the events leading up to Ireland's incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign, when the intense rivalry between player Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy transcended the game and gripped an entire nation.
On the surface, the feud was all about standards, but deep down it was a hugely emotive story of two men whose rivalry and contempt came to surpass the sport they loved. This is the definitive account of one of the most fractious falling-outs in the history of sport.
Additional details
- Produced
- Summer 2024
- Distributors
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour