Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

Inside I'm Dancing, also released under the title Rory O'Shea Was Here, is an Irish 2004 comedy-drama film directed by Damien O'Donnell and starring James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, and Brenda Fricker. The film revolves around two disabled young men who pursue physical and emotional independence in direct defiance of "protective" institutional living and their society's prevailing standards and attitudes, especially pity.

The production was filmed in Dublin and Wicklow and involved production companies Working Title Films and StudioCanal with assistance from the Irish Film Board (Bord Scannán na hÉireann).

The two lead actors in this film do not actually have physical disabilities, leading some to criticise it for casting non-disabled actors in to disability roles. This criticism is especially poignant given that the character of Michael is portrayed as having a rather pronounced version of athetoid cerebral palsy when in fact the actor who portrays him is entirely physically normal.

Synopsis

Le centre d'accueil de Carrigmore, près de Dublin, héberge de nombreux handicapés. Parmi eux, le jeune Michael Connolly, 24 ans, mène une existence paisible mais monotone. Un beau jour, un certain Rory O'Shea arrive à Carrigmore ; ce nouveau pensionnaire montre rapidement son caractère rebelle. Lui et Michael parviennent à se comprendre avec une étonnante facilité. Peu à peu, les journées des deux hommes s'illuminent grâce à la solide amitié qui naît entre eux.

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