Mickybo and Me
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Mickybo and Me is a 2004 British comedy-drama
film written and directed by Terry Loane and based on the stage play Mojo Mickybo by Owen McCafferty
. The film was produced by Working Title Films
and released by Universal Studios
.
(John Joe McNeill
) and one Protestant
(Niall Wright), obsessed with the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
. When The Troubles
plague Northern Ireland
in 1970, the children dream of escaping to Australia
.
Nominations
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
film written and directed by Terry Loane and based on the stage play Mojo Mickybo by Owen McCafferty
Owen McCafferty
Owen McCafferty is a playwright from Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McCafferty held several jobs, including tiling and working in an abattoir, before becoming a full-time writer...
. The film was produced by Working Title Films
Working Title Films
Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, UK. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and several television productions, including films starring comic actor Rowan Atkinson...
and released by Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
.
Plot
Mickybo and Me tells the story of two boys, one CatholicCatholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
(John Joe McNeill
John Joe McNeill
John Joe McNeill is an Irish actor.- Career :Mickybo and Me is McNeill's best known work, based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970...
) and one Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
(Niall Wright), obsessed with the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman...
. When The Troubles
The Troubles
The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
plague Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1970, the children dream of escaping to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Cast
- John Joe McNeillJohn Joe McNeillJohn Joe McNeill is an Irish actor.- Career :Mickybo and Me is McNeill's best known work, based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970...
as Mickybo - Niall Wright as Jonjo
- Julie WaltersJulie WaltersJulie Walters, CBE is an English actress and novelist. She came to international prominence in 1983 for Educating Rita, performing in the title role opposite Michael Caine. It was a role she had created on the West End stage and it won her BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for Best Actress...
as Mickybo's ma - Ciarán HindsCiarán HindsCiarán Hinds is an Irish film, television and stage actor. He has built up a reputation as a versatile character actor appearing in such high profile films as Road to Perdition, The Phantom of the Opera, Munich, There Will Be Blood and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. His television roles include...
as Jonjo's da - Adrian DunbarAdrian DunbarAdrian Dunbar is an actor from Northern Ireland, best known for his television and theatre work. Dunbar co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film, Hear My Song, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards.-Personal life:...
as Mickybo's da - Gina McKeeGina McKeeGeorgina "Gina" McKee is an English actor known for her television roles in Our Friends in the North , The Lost Prince and The Forsyte Saga ; and her portrayal of Bella in the film Notting Hill ....
as Jonjo's ma - Brendan Caskey as Gank
- Charlie Clarke as Fartface
Awards
Wins- Best Costume Design for Film, Hazel Webb-CrozierHazel Webb-CrozierHazel Webb-Crozier is an award winning international costume designer from Belfast, Northern Ireland.Since 1990, Hazel has been involved with costume design for the British and Irish film and television industries and in 2005 won her first IFTA for her work on Mickybo and Me, a film telling the...
, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
Nominations
- Best Film, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
- Best Production Design for Film, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
- Best Script for Film, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
- Best Film, Austin Texas Film Festival 2005
- Breakthrough Talent, Terry Loane, Irish Film and Television Awards 2005