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Breakfast on Pluto (film)
Overview
Breakfast on Pluto is a 2005 comedy-drama film directed by Neil Jordan
and based on the novel of the same name
by Patrick McCabe, as adapted by Jordan and McCabe. This dark comedy stars Cillian Murphy
as a transgender
orphan searching for love and her long-lost mother in small town Ireland
and London
in the 1970s.
A glamorously made-up Patrick "Kitten" Braden (Cillian Murphy
), pushing a baby in a pram
and flirting insouciantly with construction workers, introduces her life story.
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :...
and based on the novel of the same name
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto is a 1998 novel by Patrick McCabe. The book was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize, and was adapted for the screen by McCabe and Neil Jordan; Jordan directed the 2005 film.-Plot summary:...
by Patrick McCabe, as adapted by Jordan and McCabe. This dark comedy stars Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes and general sex appeal....
as a transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
orphan searching for love and her long-lost mother in small town Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in the 1970s.
A glamorously made-up Patrick "Kitten" Braden (Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes and general sex appeal....
), pushing a baby in a pram
Baby transport
Baby transport consists of devices for transporting and carrying infants. A "child carrier" or "baby carrier" is a device used to carry an infant or small child on the body of an adult...
and flirting insouciantly with construction workers, introduces her life story.
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