Fran the Man, the feature-length spin-off of the cult football mockumentary series Fran, is to open in cinemas on Friday 11 April.
The series originally ran on Setanta Sports and TV3 between 2009 and 2011.
The film, written by Richie Conroy (Crá, Malory Towers) and directed by Stephen Bradley (Last One Laughing, Noble), receives its world premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival this Saturday, 1 March.
"When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant manager, Fran Costello (Darragh Humphreys), finds himself way out of his league," says the synopsis.
"Competing in the FAI Cup for the first time is a dream come true for Fran and his beloved amateur club St Peter's Celtic, but when Fran learns that some of his players have taken a bribe to fix the match, he turns detective in the hope of catching the rats.
"Everyone is a suspect in this hilarious whodunnit, and Fran's life is further complicated by a slow-burning romance with Jackie Charlton - the mother of one of his players.
"For someone who has used football to shy away from life, Fran is being catapulted headfirst into all it has to offer."
The cast of Fran also includes Ardal O'Hanlon, Amy Huberman, Risteárd Cooper, Toni O'Rourke, and Deirdre O'Kane.
"It's such a privilege that my debut original feature will soon be available to an Irish cinema audience," said writer Conroy.
"Fran the Man is a rare thing - a four-quadrant movie - that is the perfect tonic for anyone who is looking for a laugh, an engaging scéal, and a bit of feel-good escapism."
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