Dominic West Joins Irish-Set Drama ‘A Weekend In The Country’ — AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Dominic West (The Wire) has joined the cast of the Irish-set feature A Weekend in the Country.

Dominic Geraghty will direct West in his feature directorial debut. The official synopsis reads: Set over a single weekend at a castle in Co. Limerick, the film follows Henry, the 29th Earl of Oughterard, who gathers his family and oldest friends to celebrate his 55th birthday. Among the guests is Julian, the London charity head who was Henry’s secret boyfriend at Trinity College Dublin and whom he hasn’t spoken to in thirty years.

On the first night, Julian draws a confession from Henry: he is terminally ill, and this weekend is his goodbye to the people he loves most. What follows is a weekend of laughter, debauchery, political rows, and rekindled love before a final, heartbreaking farewell. West plays Daniel, Henry’s closest friend from university and now a hugely successful actor. Daniel arrives with his much younger wife, Ayesha, and becomes the weekend’s most disruptive presence.

Production is scheduled to take place in early 2027 on location in Ireland. The film is produced by Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Boudica) for Picture Perfect and Giles Alderson (The Dare) for Figi Productions, with Nicky Kentish Barnes (Back to Black, About Time, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) serving as executive producer. The film’s score will be composed by Stephen Rennicks, the Irish composer behind Lenny Abrahamson’s Oscar-winning Room. The producers will be at the upcoming AFM with the title.

“Daniel is the life and soul of the weekend and the man most likely to set fire to it, and Dominic brings exactly that mix of charm and danger,” Alderson said in a statement.

“Having him play a celebrated actor among old university friends gives the film a wonderful extra layer. Director Dominic Geraghty has written something funny, honest and deeply moving, and Dominic West’s arrival is a big moment for the project.”