Lenny Abrahamson’s directorial debut Adam & Paul is an uncompromisingly bleak comedy about two lifelong friends and heroin addicts who, bound by habit and necessity, drift through a single day in Dublin in search of their next fix.
“ ★★★★ Entertainment.ie. Hauntingly dark and frequently touching, Adam and Paul is also hilarious. ” more
“ The Guardian. There are some nods to Beckett and Laurel and Hardy, but these influences are worn lightly and intelligently, and the movie never glamorises drugs or tries to make its comedy on the subject dishonestly flippant. ” more
“ Empire Online. Screenwriter O'Halloran makes an admirably world-weary stooge, but Murphy excels as the eager, accident-prone clown. ” more
“ Irish Film and Television Awards 2004 - Best Director - Lenny Abrahamson ”
“ Irish Film and Television Awards 2004 - Best Film ”
“ Irish Film and Television Awards 2004 - Best Actor - Tom Murphy ”
“ Irish Film and Television Awards 2004 - Best Actress - Louise Lewis ”
“ Galway Film Fleadh 2004 - Best Irish First Feature - Lenny Abrahamson ”
“ Galway Film Fleadh 2004 - Best Irish Feature - Lenny Abrahamson ”
“ Evening Standard British Film Awards 2006 - Best Screenplay
Mark O'Halloran ”