Christy

Looks an interesting film: Hyde Park Pick - Christy
“Christy is a perfect mixture of gritty social realism and warm humour with shades of Shane Meadows. Where Canty could gratuitously peer into a community, he instead paints his characters with a level of depth and surprise.” Wendy Cook, Head of Cinema

Inspired by his short film of the same name, Brendan Canty’s raw, kinetic feature debut won the Grand Prix (Generation 14plus) at this year’s Berlinale.

Seventeen-year-old Christy is at a crossroads. Thrown out of his suburban foster home, he has moved in temporarily with his estranged older brother, Shane, in Cork’s inner city. But Shane wants something better for Christy. After so many years apart, the brothers are forced to reconcile their turbulent past, whilst deciding what the future looks like. Sometimes, to move forward, you have to go back.*

As usual, there will be an optional drink at the Royal Park or Brudenell afterwards for a post-film discussion!