'' Kings '' is a 2007 Irish film written & directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy 's play '' The Kings of the Kilburn High Road '' . The film is bilingual , having both Irish and English dialogues . It premiered at the Taormina Film Festival ( Italy ) in June 2007 , and was selected as Ireland 's official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category . The film tells the story of a group of Irish friends who , after emigrating to England 30 years previously , meet for the funeral of a friend . In 2008 , the Irish postal service , An Post , issued a series of stamps honouring the Irish film industry . Colm Meaney , as Joe Mullan , was featured on the 55 cent stamp
2008 Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Kings (2007 film)