It was the feature film debut of award-winning playwright Philip Doherty, who is the artistic director of Cavan-based Gonzo Theatre Company[3] and is the creator of the comedy series The Begrudgers, which won the RTÉ 2012 StoryLand web drama competition.

[7] Jimmy Cullen has returned to the village of Ballylough in western County Cavan to visit his dying father.

However, this makes Jimmy's planned suicide attempt difficult, as he realizes that he is in a time warp, a purgatory that will not let him die so easily.

[12] Davide Abbatescianni [de] of the online film magazine Cineuropa writes in his review that in general this black comedy reflects somewhat the unsettling atmosphere of the Coen brothers' films, but that its uniqueness and brilliant writing may also have been influenced by Philip Doherty's earlier work in theatre.

[4] In The Guardian, Leslie Felperin gave it three stars out of five, saying that Redemption of a Rogue was "a little meandering and prone to repeat the same comedy beats ad infinitum," but that "The crisp editing neatens the edges of the gags, while regular musical interludes add a pleasant aural texture.