11 Oct 1970
The Great White Hope
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Mickybo and Me
We all need heroes
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.
Top Billed Cast
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
Hannah Carnegie Niamh
Patricia Carson Annie
B.J. Hogg Sydney
Dan Gordon Preacher
Brendan Caskey Gank
Vincent Higgins Con
Charlie Clarke Fartface
Anthony Finigan Barney
Ashley Hillis Mary
Gemma Hillis Dee
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