Directed by Michael Head, The Spin sees record store owners Dermot (Brenock O'Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan) embark on a road trip across Ireland to snag a rare record by blues legend Robert Johnson, which they hope will save their struggling business. The film is based on a semi-autobiographical short story by music star Mark McCausland, who also provides the movie's folky soundtrack.
Tara Lynne O'Neill, Maura Higgins, Kimberly Wyatt, Leah O'Rourke, Barry Devlin, Amy McElhatton and Ian Toner also star.
The Spin is in UK/ROI cinemas from February 27th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
This sweet and uplifting Irish road movie from filmmaker Michael Head (Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire) packs in the laughs as it follows Dermot (Brenock O’Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan), two music lovers who run a struggling record shop in Omagh, Northern Ireland.Facing an unpaid rent bill and their vicious landlord Sadie (Derry Girls’ Tara Lynne O’Neill), who’s eager to get them out of her building, the pair stumble across a deal too good to be true: rare, vintage records of blues legend Robert Johnson for sale in Cork at a knock-down price. If they can make it to the other end of Ireland in time, then maybe they could get the rare vinyl, and save the shop…With just two days to get there the pair head off in a rusty Vauxhall as old as the hills. As they navigate their beautiful journey, they meet locals and make new friends along the way.
