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A Christmas Star

Synopsis

Born in dramatic circumstances under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform strange miracles. When conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life she teams up with a misfit gang to save the village from demolition. However, one by one her friends lose faith in Noelle’s abilities and she is left to fight Mckerrod on her own. It all hinges on a final showdown in Belfast’s historic Stormont building as Noelle implores politicians, her friends and the watching world to believe in the true meaning of Christmas…love.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 min
Director
Richard Elson
Producer
Joan Burney Keatings
Editor
Helen Sheridan
Screenwriter
Maire Campbell, Richard Elson
Director of Photography
Richard C Bell, Ian Fox
Production Designer
Robin McFarland
Composer
Marita McBride, Orla O'Rourke
Principal cast
Erin Galway-Kendrick, Richard Clements, Bronagh Waugh, Rob James-Collier,

Genre

Northern Irish Children’s

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cinemagic

49 Botanic Avenue
Belfast BT7 1JL
Northern Ireland

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