"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.
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
Terry Loane
Director
Owen McCafferty
Writer
Mark Huffam
Producer
Mike McGeagh
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Eric Fellner
Stephen Daldry
Natascha Wharton