Saipan film to get world premiere at major film festival next month

The film about Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy is described as the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025 - 15:28

Denise O’Donoghue

A new film detailing an infamous confrontation ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup will see its world premiere next month.

Saipan, which follows Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane, played by Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke, and his national team manager Mick McCarthy, playe by Steve Coogan, will premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month. It will screen as part of the Centrepiece programme, which recognises the best of international cinema.

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