The Spin

Two music-loving friends take a road trip across Ireland to save their record shop in Michael Head’s delightful comedy

“Easy-going fun”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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This sweet and uplifting Irish road movie from filmmaker Michael Head packs in the laughs as it follows Dermot (Brenock O’Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan), two music lovers who run a struggling record shop in Omagh, Northern Ireland.

Facing an unpaid rent bill and their vicious landlord Sadie (Derry Girls’ Tara Lynne O’Neill), who’s eager to get them out of her building, the pair stumble across a deal too good to be true: rare, vintage records of blues legend Robert Johnson for sale in Cork at a knock-down price. If they can make it to the other end of Ireland in time, then maybe they could get the rare vinyl, and save the shop….

With just two days to get there the pair head off in a rusty Vauxhall as old as the hills. As they navigate their picturesque journey, they meet locals and make new friends along the way.

A fun and off-the-wall buddy movie, The Spin is based upon a semi-autobiographical short story by Omagh music star Mark McCausland (The Lost Brothers, The Basement, McKowski), who also provides the film’s beautiful folk soundtrack.

Released in the UK and Ireland from Friday 27th February 2026

  • Director: Michael Head
  • Country: UK
  • Language: English
  • Year: 2025
  • Duration: 92 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Production company: Foxsake Films
  • Cert: 15

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February

PREVIEW: Bradford – Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum  |  Tuesday 17th February

Bradford – Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum  |  From Friday 27th February

Ilkley – Ilkley Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February

Wetherby – Wetherby Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February

Lynton – Lynton Cinema  | From Friday 27th February

Sale – Northern Light Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February

Wirksworth – Northern Light Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February

Lewes – Depot  |  Saturday 28th February

 

March

Belper – Ritz Cinema  |  From Monday 2nd March

Woodhall Spa – Kinema In The Woods   |  From Monday 2nd March

Bradford – Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum  |  From Friday 6th March

Penistone – Paramount Cinema  |  Monday 23rd March

Honiton – The Beehive  |  Thursday 26th March

Milton Keynes – MK Gallery  |  From Friday 27th March

Plymouth  – Plymouth Arts Cinema  |  From Friday 27th March

 

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“It’s hard to beat a good road movie.”

David Roy
The Irish News

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