A movie with a strong Roscommon connection has been ranked as the most-watched English language film on Netflix this week – both in the US and globally.
Released to the platform last Friday (September 6th), ‘Rebel Ridge’, which has – at the time of writing (Wednesday) – already amassed over 31 million views, features work from visual effects supervisor and colourist Chris Connolly – an artist with a Roscommon connection.
Chris, son of Roscommon Town native Sean Connolly, has been a frequent visitor to the town, particularly during his early years – travelling with family to visit Roscommon annually until he was about 17 years old. His last visit to Roscommon was in June this year with his father, Sean, who grew up in Abbey Street in a residence called ‘Garden House’ (now demolished).
Listed in the film credits as ‘Rebel Ridge’s Supervisor of Visual Effects, Chris has previously worked on a number of high profile projects, recent ones including ‘City on a Hill’ with Kevin Bacon, ‘The Undoing’ with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, ‘Love Life’ with Ana Kendrick, ‘The Plot Against America’ with Winona Ryder, ‘Hunter’ with Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, and the multi-award-winning ‘The Marvellous Mrs Maisel’.
‘Rebel Ridge’ follows an ex-US-Marine who must grapple his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent stand-off with the local police chief.
The film features performances from stars like Aaron Pierre (best known for his roles in Barry Jenkins’ award-winning ‘The Underground Railroad’ and M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’), Don Johnson (best known for his starring role as Det. Sonny Crockett on ‘Miami Vice’), and Anna Sophia Robb (best known for her roles in Tim Burton’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, and in ‘Bridge to Terabithia’).
