Music of Flogging Molly and Susanna Hoffs featured in the film "Red Roses and Petrol"

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation announced that on Friday, June 13, the Irish-American feature film Red Roses and Petrol will be released in New York and Los Angeles, and then roll-out to Boston, Chicago, London, and Dublin.

The dark comedy explores the complex dynamics of love, life and the loss of a family member with delightfully scathing humor and surprising plot twists. Amidst a haze of cigarette smoke, uneaten food and enough whiskey to sink a ship, the family of Enda Doyle (Golden Globe nominee Malcolm McDowell) gathers in Dublin for their patriarch’s eventful wake. A university librarian, poet and rascal, Enda’s legacy includes a trail of unresolved issues, a dysfunctional family, and a disturbing mystery.

Based on award-winning Irish playwright Joseph O’Connor’s celebrated stage drama, Red Roses and Petrol is directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs. McDowell’s tour-de-force performance as the roguish Enda Doyle is complemented by a talented ensemble cast that includes Max Beesley (Hotel Babylon), Heather Juergensen (Kissing Jessica Stein), Greg Ellis (Pirates Of The Caribbean), Susan Lynch (Waking Ned Devine), Olivia Tracey (Lucky You), and Catherine Farrell. At turns haunting and compelling, the soundtrack features music from popular Irish-American band Flogging Molly and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles.

Red Roses and Petrol has garnered awards from the Avignon Film Festival, the Boston Irish Film Festival, the Newport Beach Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Red Roses and Petrol is directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs. The screenplay of Red Roses and Petrol was written by Hoffs and Gail Wager Stayden and is based on O’Connor’s award-winning play. The film is produced by Hoffs, Stayden, Georganne Heller and Alfred Sapse. This film is rated R for language and some sexual references. The running time is 97 minutes.

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