The Fifth Province
1997, English. Directed by Frank Stapleton.
Timmy Sugrue is a persecuted guesthouse keeper and writer who lives with his mad mother in a very rainy part of the Irish midlands. His only consolation are his visits to Dr. Drudy, a psychiatrist whom he can tell about the love of his life - the President of Ireland. A new motorway puts Timmy's guesthouse off the map. A strange Spanish pilot named Marcel comes to visit and create havoc in the guesthouse. Timmy goes to a scriptwriters' conference where only fast, urban and up-beat stories are expected, nothing like Timmy's own story. Uneasy in any of the four provinces of Ireland, he desperately tries to reach the Fifth Province, the province of magic, of passion, of possibility.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 12 December 1997
- Country
- Ireland
- Written by
- Nina Fitzpatrick
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The Fifth Province isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 December 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Fifth Province?
The Fifth Province (1997) was directed by Frank Stapleton and stars Lia Williams, Anthony Higgins, Brían F. O'Byrne.