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Poster of Saipan

Saipan

2025 · Film · 90 min

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Plot

On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team's preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with manager Mick McCarthy.

About Saipan

Saipan is a 2025 sports film directed by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa and written by Paul Fraser. It dramatises the Saipan incident, an altercation between the Republic of Ireland national football team player Roy Keane (played by Éanna Hardwicke) and their manager, Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan), ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cast

  • Éanna HardwickeRoy Keane
  • Steve CooganMick McCarthy
  • Alice LoweFiona McCarthy
  • Peter McDonaldMick Byrne
  • Harriet CainsTheresa Keane
  • Jamie BeamishDickie Moloney
  • Alex MurphyEddy Power
  • Oliver CoopersmithJason McAteer
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