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Maura Higgins makes acting debut in Irish road movie The Spin

Maura Higgins as Rose in The Spin
Maura Higgins as Rose in The Spin

Love Island and The Traitors US star Maura Higgins will make her big-screen acting debut in the Irish road trip comedy The Spin, which is set for release on Friday, 27 February.

She joins Brenock O'Connor, Owen Colgan, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Kimberly Wyatt, Leah O'Rourke, Barry Devlin, Steve Wickham, Ian Toner, Claire Malone, and Joe Savino in the new film from director Michael Head (Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire).


Watch: The trailer for The Spin

The Spin tells the story of Dermot (Brenock O'Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan), "two music lovers who run a struggling record shop in Omagh".

"Facing an unpaid rent bill and their vicious landlord Sadie (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," the synopsis continues.

"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...

Poster for The Spin
The Spin is in cinemas from Friday, 27 February

"With just two days to get there, the pair head off in a rusty Vauxhall as old as the hills.

"As they navigate their beautiful journey, they meet locals and make new friends along the way."

The Spin is based on a semi-autobiographical short story by Omagh musician Mark McCausland, who has co-written the script with author and filmmaker Colin Broderick.

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