'' Route Irish '' was first shown on 20 May at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival , in competition as part of the official selection . According to festival general Thierry Fremaux , the film was not finished in time for the ordinary cut-off date . However , producer Rebecca O'Brien submitted it anyway as soon as it was ready , and it was accepted as a late addition only two days before the festival started . Ken Loach said in an interview that the team never considered having it ready for Cannes , but when it turned out that they were ahead of the schedule the French co-producers pushed for a submission . The film was released generally in France on 16 March 2011 , and on the 18th in the United Kingdom . It was nominated for a Magritte Award in the category of Best Foreign Film in Coproduction in 2012 , but lost to '' Romantics Anonymous ''
2010 Cannes Film Festival
2010 Cannes Film Festival
Route Irish (film)