"Wee Thomas" the cat has been killed.  What's worse, he was the beloved pet of Padraic—a ruthless Irish hitman who considers the IRA "too soft".  As the folks back home fight over who has to break the bad news, the violence escalates—recalling Shakespeare and Quentin Tarantino at their bloody best.  A few murders, several dismemberments and a smattering of cow mutilations later, all is finally right with the world again.  Or is it?   

In this wickedly funny black comedy from the author of The Cripple of Inishmaan, A Skull in Connemara and the recent film In Bruges, McDonagh considers the implications of outrageous reactions to small misunderstandings.