On the Edge

A psychiatric ward becomes a crash course in living for a Dublin man who checked in after a different kind of admission. His new circle nudges him past the ledge without a single lifeline speech. The hospital even supplies the scenery for a love story no one saw coming.

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John Carney directed On the Edge in 2001. See John Carney's full filmography, where to start with John Carney, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Carney.

On the Edge was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 85 minutes.