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Christy

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Christy, seventeen, is forced to move in with his estranged older half-brother after being thrown out of his suburban foster home. While his brother sees the arrangement as temporary, Christy begins to feel at home on Cork's working-class Northside, making friends and reconnecting with his past through his seemingly more corrupting extended family. Determined to give Christy a better future, his brother faces tough choices that could drive a wedge between them. After so many years apart, the brothers need to now reconcile their turbulent past whilst deciding what the future looks like.

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Fionnuala Halligan Screen International The perspective of the terrified young carer is not one that’s usually given the respect that it is here. But two lovely central performances, from Power and Noyes help bring it home. Mar 17, 2025 Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming Christy is an uplifting portrait of community through the lens of a teenager searching for his place within it. Rated: 4/5 Feb 27, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brendan Canty

Director

Daniel Power

Christy

Diarmuid Noyes

Shane

Emma Willis

Stacey

Alan O'Gorman

Screenwriter

Rory Gilmartin

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Synopsis Christy, seventeen, is forced to move in with his estranged older half-brother after being thrown out of his suburban foster home. While his brother sees the arrangement as temporary, Christy begins to feel at home on Cork's working-class Northside, making friends and reconnecting with his past through his seemingly more corrupting extended family. Determined to give Christy a better future, his brother faces tough choices that could drive a wedge between them. After so many years apart, the brothers need to now reconcile their turbulent past whilst deciding what the future looks like.
Director
Brendan Canty
Producer
Rory Gilmartin, Meredith Duff, Marina Brackenbury
Screenwriter
Alan O'Gorman
Production Co
Wayward Films, Sleeper Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 34m