The explosive full trailer for Saipan, the new film exploring the dramatic fallout between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy during Ireland's 2002 World Cup preparations, has been released.
Éanna Hardwicke stars as Roy Keane, and Steve Coogan takes on the role of Mick McCarthy in the drama, which captures one of the most talked-about moments in Irish sporting history.
Saipan is a wildly entertaining account of McCarthy and Keane's infamous clash
Keane was sent home following the public quarrel with McCarthy, and the incident divided public opinion in Ireland about who was to blame.
Saipan is described as "the definitive account of one of the most fractious fallings-out in the history of sport".
Filmmakers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) direct from a script by Paul Fraser (Heartlands, A Room for Romeo Brass).
The film is produced by Macdara Kelleher and John Keville for Wild Atlantic Pictures (Evil Dead Rise, Cocaine Bear, Black 47), along with Trevor Birney and Oliver Butler for Fine Point Films (Kneecap, Bobby Sands: 66 Days).
Patrick O'Neill, Eoin Egan, and Rachael O'Kane serve as executive producers.
Saipan, made in association with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen, is set to be released in Irish cinemas on 1 January, 2026.
