The Drummer and the Keeper

2017
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen living with Asperger's syndrome.An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen living with Asperger's syndrome.An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen living with Asperger's syndrome.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

421

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 8 nominations total

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Trailer 1:36

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Featured reviews

10miriaming

A gem

What a beautiful, heart-warming, poignant and funny gem of a film. It is very clear that the filmmaker knows his subject well. This sincerity shines through the laughter and the tears.

9carlowanny

Awesome

I watched this with my son who has Asperger's. He loved it and felt that while characteristics needed to be exaggerated the film got it right. He connected with the characters on so my levels and we laughed and cried together while watching. My adpie boy feels thus should be compulsory viewing for all secondary school children. A wonderful, fun movie

9gnlogan-27367

Spellbinding

This movie kept me spellbound, a difficult feat (believe me). Both of the main characters, one with bipolar and the other with Asperger's, were entirely credible, amazingly so, as was the (rocky) development of their friendship. Heartwarming, yes, but painful at times also. Good music too. But this is an Irish production and the accents are sometimes difficult to follow. While I stuck with it (and am very glad I did so), it would have been a relief to be able to turn on subtitles!

10bullockrgjr

This movie will stay with you.....

We saw this movie at the Capitol Irish Film Festival sponsored by Solas Nua and the American Film Institute. The friendship which is at the core of this film---between a rock drummer with bi-polar and a young man with Aspergers--who meet up on the football field (soccer, in the U.S.)---is as unlikely as it is life-changing. I couldn't help but be reminded of a long ago children's picture book by Barbara Cooney, called "Miss Rumphius" in which the title character talked about we all must do something to make the world a more beautiful place. Nick Kelly has done that with this film.

9davidgfassbender

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Trivia
Won in the Best Irish First Feature category at the Galway Film Fleadh 2017.

Quotes
Christopher: The thing he's not good at means that the things he is good at don't count. It's like Lego, where you lose one piece and you can't finish your kit you're building because of that one piece you're missing. So, you throw it away. It's a waste. Because somebody else might easily have that piece you're missing. He's good at understanding people, but he's not good at staying in control. I'm good at staying in control but I'm not good at understanding people. We each have a piece the other one is missing. So, if we could just have a chance... If you could just give us a chance to share those things, instead of two wasted people, there could be none.