| Strength and Honour | |
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| Directed by | Mark Mahon |
| Written by | Mark Mahon |
| Produced by | Mark Mahon |
| Starring | Michael Madsen Vinnie Jones Richard Chamberlain Patrick Bergin |
| Cinematography | Alan Almond |
| Edited by | Kate Coggins |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
| Distributed by | Eclipse Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Strength and Honour is a 2008 Irish sports drama film written, produced and directed by Mark Mahon. It was shot in Cork, Ireland. Filming took place in the city and county including Kinsale, Rochestown, Passage West and the un-opened maternity ward of the Cork University Hospital as well as the new airport.
The film had its market premiere preview screening at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2007, and won the "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" awards at the Boston Film Festival.[1]
It was released on 20 November 2007 in Ireland and was market tested on a limited capacity in the United States on 7 December 2007. It was given a 15A rating in Ireland. After the US testing, the film was re-cut taking 13 minutes off it and the film was fully completed in 2008.
In 2009, the Film was selected to screen at the Writers Guild of America and received a review in the Los Angeles Times that described it as 'another Slumdog Millionaire'. Later the same year, Michael Madsen and Mark Mahon appeared on the TODAY show in New York, as there was such strong word of mouth about the film.[citation needed]
On 17 March 2010, Mark Mahon and the film's main cast were invited by Prince Albert of Monaco to a private Royal screening at the Palace of Monaco.
The film's tagline was: "Wounds Heal, Scars Fade, Glory is Forever".