Mickybo and Me

Mickybo and Me

2005 · 95 min · EN · 6.9 (35 votes)
Dir. Terry Loane · Starring John Joe McNeill, Niall Wright, Adrian Dunbar, Ciarán Hinds, Gina McKee, Julie Walters · Music Stephen Warbeck

We all need heroes

DramaComedy

The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the consequence that they run away to Australia.

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A tender, often humorous look at childhood friendship against a backdrop of historical unrest. It captures the bittersweet ache of growing up and the enduring power of shared dreams, even as reality looms.

nostalgicheartwarmingwistfulcharmingsteadycoming-of-ageslice-of-lifeindie dramafriendshipchildhoodescapisminnocence
based on play or musicalnorthern irelandbelfastnorth ireland