title: White Irish Drinkers
text: # White Irish Drinkers
  
  White Irish Drinkers is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by John Gray and starring Nick Thurston and Geoffrey Wigdor.
  
  ## Premise
  
  Brooklyn, 1975: brothers Brian and Danny Leary are looking for a way out of their working-class neighborhood, so they make a pact to rob a local theater on the night of a Rolling Stones concert.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Nick Thurston as Brian Leary
  * Regan Mizrahi as Young Brian Leary
  * Geoffrey Wigdor as Danny Leary
  * Anthony Amorim as Young Danny Leary
  * Stephen Lang as Patrick Leary
  * Karen Allen as Margaret Leary
  * Peter Riegert as Whitey
  * Zachary Booth as Todd McKay
  * Leslie Murphy as Shauna
  * Robbie Sublett as Ray (as Robbie Collier Sublett)
  * Michael Drayer as Dennis
  * Henry Zebrowski as Jerry
  * Ken Jennings as Jimmy Cheeks
  * Jackie Martling as Cop
  * Jimmy Palumbo as Jimmy
  * Lana Del Rey as Diane
  
  ## Release and reception
  
  White Irish Drinkers film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and was later picked up for distribution by Screen Media Films. The film was theatrically released on March 26, 2011.
  
  Since premiering at Toronto, the film has won awards at the Manhattan, Chicago United, and Woodstock Film Festivals. The film was also a finalist for the Gotham Festival Genius Award.
  
  