Mickybo and Me

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Terry Loane

Writers

Owen McCafferty, Terry Loane

Language

English

Country

France, United Kingdom, Ireland

Release date

25 March 2005

Ensemble

Cast

• John Joe McNeill

  Mickybo

• 

  Niall Wright

  Jonjo

• 

  Adrian Dunbar

  Mickybo's Da

• 

  Ciarán Hinds

  Jonjo's Da

• 

  Gina McKee

  Jonjo's Ma

• 

  Julie Walters

  Mickybo's Ma

• 

  Susan Lynch

  Torch Woman

• 

  Owen O'Neill

  Adult Mickybo

• Laine Megaw

  Auntie Rita

• 

  Michael McElhatton

  Mechanic

• Hannah Carnegie

  Niamh

• Patricia Carson

  Annie