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Status
Released
Release
1996
Runtime
50m
"Set in 1960s' rural Ireland, an 11 year old boy faces his insecurities and his strained relationship with his parents, as his father prepares to take a posting with the Irish Peacekeeping force in the Belgian Congo."
Set in 1960s' rural Ireland, an 11 year old boy faces his insecurities and his strained relationship with his parents, as his father prepares to take a posting with the Irish Peacekeeping force in the Belgian Congo.
16 Cast Members
Gabriel Byrne
Father
James Murphy
Boy
Brendan Cauldwell
Grandfather
Charlotte Bradley
Mother
Dave Duffy
Shamie
Pauline Cadell
Schoolteacher
Kieran Hurley
Monk
Catherine Heffernan
Girl at music lesson
Frank Melia
Pedler
Jessy Melia
Teacher's Pet
Micheál O'Gruagain
Farmer
Tadgh O'Concubair
Postman
Frank O'Sullivan
Lugh
Sarah Pilkington
Mother's Friend
John Quinn
Music Teacher
Tilley Raftery
Young girl