The Last of the High Kings
“When school ends... and life begins.”
DramaComedy
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
VIBE
A sun-drenched, yet endearingly awkward, coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of 1970s Dublin. It captures the bittersweet ache of first crushes, family eccentricities, and the uncertain cusp of adulthood with a warm, nostalgic glow.
nostalgicawkwardwittybittersweetsteadyindie dramedy70s aestheticcharacter-drivencoming-of-ageadolescencefamilyfirst love
based on novel or book1970sdublinirelandteenage protagonist
