Fatal Deviation

Ireland’s first (and only) feature-length martial arts film. Filmed in the Meath hinterland and featuring exactly one (completely unintentional) stunt, this is a film best witnessed in the safety of a group and on horse tranquillisers…

The film tells the story of a young man returning home after a long absence, his future uncertain, his father gone. After witnessing Jimmy’s takedown of local drug gang The Drug Lords Gang (featuring Mikey Graham, member of boy band Boyzone) , a monk belonging to the local church’s secret underground kung fu sect approaches with an offer to train Jimmy for the upcoming no-holds-barred Bealtaine tournament.

As Jimmy learns the monk’s secret techniques of cutoff shorts, tai-chi and kicking near small fires, The Drug Lords Gang increasingly pressures Jimmy to join them. When he refuses, the Drug Lords call ace fighter Seagull back from Hong Kong to take Jimmy out in the tournament.

Jimmy’s only hope is mastering the Fatal Deviation, as taught by a man strongly resembling a drunk Led Zeppelin Hermit. Fatal Deviation is a masterpiece that defies explanation. It was made on a budget of about 40 punts back in 1998 in rural Ireland.

“A ludicrous everything. Art is beautiful”.�Frieze.

“Unmissable. A watershed moment in Irish history.” Edgar Grike

“One of the best, if not the best, Irish film of all time.” Irish Times