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‘Bender’ Starts Irish Shoot, Stars Bradley, Burr, O'Dowd

5/13/2026

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Story summary

Filming of Bender begins in Ireland summer, starring Ruth Bradley, Bill Burr and Chris O'Dowd, directed by Adam Bernstein, produced by Stephen McCormack and Craig Verdon.
Set in late-1970s post-punk Dublin, Bender follows a suburban family coping with recession-driven financial pressure during a papal visit.
Bradley plays a sharp-tongued matriarch while O'Dowd portrays her jobless husband Tom.
Burr appears as a gruff American record-store owner and executive producer.

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Story summary

Filming of Bender begins in Ireland summer, starring Ruth Bradley, Bill Burr and Chris O'Dowd, directed by Adam Bernstein, produced by Stephen McCormack and Craig Verdon.
Set in late-1970s post-punk Dublin, Bender follows a suburban family coping with recession-driven financial pressure during a papal visit.
Bradley plays a sharp-tongued matriarch while O'Dowd portrays her jobless husband Tom.
Burr appears as a gruff American record-store owner and executive producer.