What Richard Did (2012)
Director
Lenny Abrahamson
Main cast
Jack Reynor; Roisin Murphy; Sam Keeley; Gavin Drea; Fionn Walton
Genres
Drama
Description
What Richard Did is a striking portrait of the fall of a Dublin golden-boy and high school rugby star whose world unravels one summer night.
Lenny Abrahamson
Main cast
Jack Reynor; Roisin Murphy; Sam Keeley; Gavin Drea; Fionn Walton
Genres
Drama
Description
What Richard Did is a striking portrait of the fall of a Dublin golden-boy and high school rugby star whose world unravels one summer night.
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