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Christy

Synopsis

Following a fight at his foster home, Christy moves in with his estranged brother Shane, Shane’s partner, Stacey, and their daughter, Darleen. Christy is at a crossroads during his last year of required legal supervision and, after years apart, the brothers are now getting to know one another for the first time.
Between joining Shane on painting jobs, Christy makes new friends, including Leona, and is welcomed by the wider community. But he still struggles with the weight of an uncertain future and turbulent past, particularly over the trauma of having lost his mother at a young age. He’s also increasingly resistant to Shane’s insistence that he live with another family, which he sees as a painful rejection.
Christy’s success as a barber at the local salon and deepening friendships further pull at him, with his fear and fragility coming to a head after a bust-up with Shane. As the summer bonfire burns, Christy and Shane finally let their walls down and Christy learns to find his own feet within this new community; this new family.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Generation 14plus - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Features
Running time
93 min
Director
Brendan Canty 1st Feature
Producer
Marina Brackenbury, Meredith Duff
Executive Producer
Claudia Yusef, Niamh Fagan, Yann Demange, Lee Magiday, Wilf Varvill
Editor
Allyn Quigley
Screenwriter
Alan O'Gorman
Director of Photography
Colm Hogan
Production Designer
Martin Goulding
Sound
Bob Brennan
Music
Daithi O'Dronai
Principal cast
Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis, Chris Walley, Alison Oliver, Helen Behan
Line Producer
Sinead Barry

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BBC Film (UK), Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland (IE)

Ireland, UK co-production

Wayward Films (UK), Sleeper Films (UK, IE)

Wayward Films

Meredith Duff
2/4 Ash Lane Rustington
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN16 3BZ

Sleeper Films

Adekemi Roluga

Sales Company

Charades

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