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Martin McDonagh
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1970– · British-Irish filmmaker and playwright

Also known as: Martin Faranan McDonagh, Мартин Макдонах, مارتن ماكدونا, 마틴 맥도나, マーティン・マクドナー, 馬田·麥當奴

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Known works

  • The Pillowman (2003)
  • The cripple of Inishmaan (1997)
  • A Behanding in Spokane
  • Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • A skull in Connemara (1997)