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.
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
Director
Terry Loane
Tagline
"We all need heroes"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
New Moon Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Northern Ireland Screen, Universal Pictures UK, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, WT² Productions
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