In the gritty, emotionally charged drama Glassland, director Gerard Barrett presents a raw and unflinching portrait of a family torn apart by addiction. The story centers on John, a young, hardworking taxi driver played with soulful intensity by Jack Reynor, who is desperately trying to keep his life from unraveling. His primary burden is his mother, Jean, portrayed by a devastating Toni Collette, whose crippling alcoholism has consumed her existence. John’s world is further complicated by the arrival of an old friend, a volatile presence played by Will Poulter, whose own struggles threaten to drag him deeper into a cycle of chaos. Driven by a fierce, almost desperate love, John makes a harrowing decision to intervene, plunging him into a dark and dangerous underworld to secure the funds for his mother’s rehabilitation. This powerful, intimate drama explores the suffocating weight of responsibility and the heartbreaking lengths one son will go to save the person he loves most, all set against the bleak, working-class landscape of Dublin.