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Saipan

5.9 91 mins Drama   History   2025
Northern Ireland Screen   Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland   Wild Atlantic Pictures   Fine Point Films  
Director(s): Glenn Leyburn Lisa Barros D'Sa

Release Date: 08 Sat, Nov 2025

On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team's preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with manager Mick McCarthy.

Casts of Saipan

Éanna Hardwicke

as Roy Keane

Steve Coogan

as Mick McCarthy

Alice Lowe

as Fiona McCarthy

Peter McDonald

as Mick Byrne

Harriet Cains

as Theresa Keane

Jamie Beamish

as Dickie Moloney

Alex Murphy

as Eddy Power

Oliver Coopersmith

as Jason McAteer

Jack Hickey

as Niall Quinn

Aoife Hinds

as Karen

Stephen Jones

as Liam

Niall McNamee

as Alan Kelly

Jack McKee

as Damien Duff

Matthew Cassidy

as Dean Kiely

Chris McCurry

as Saipan Journalist

Miles Paloma

as Steven Reid

Micheál Woods

as Reporter in Airport

Una Carroll

as Air Hostess

Ryan Guy

as Gary Breen

Ross Fallows

as Gary Kelly

Thomas Finnegan

as Pete

John Fitzmaurice

as David Connolly (credit only)

Shea Harmon

as Kenny Cunningham

Jon Culshaw

as Sir Alex Ferguson (Voice)

George Hutton

as Journalist (credit only)

Brian Clough

as Self (archive footage)

Alex Ferguson

as Self (archive footage)

Gary Lineker

as Self (archive footage)

Shane MacGowan

as Self (archive footage)

David Beckham

as Self (archive footage)

Jeremy Paxman

as Self (archive footage)

Roy Keane

as Self (archive footage)

Mick McCarthy

as Self (archive footage/photos)

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