Monday Night Cinema

Saipan

Saipan is a vivid, compelling retelling of the notorious clash between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy before the 2002 World Cup. Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, Dr Strangelove) excel as the feuding figures.

During Ireland’s training camp in Saipan, Keane becomes infuriated by poor facilities, and McCarthy’s attempts to calm him fail, triggering a heated, highly public fallout that threatens the team’s preparations.