"Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band."

2016

1h 45m

7.9(2344 votes)

Romance

Drama

Music

Comedy

Overview

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Conor "Cosmo" Lawlor

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Lucy Boynton

Raphina

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Jack Reynor

Brendan Lawlor

Acting

Ben Carolan

Darren

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Mark McKenna

Eamon

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Kelly Thornton

Ann Lawlor

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Maria Doyle Kennedy

Penny Lawlor

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Aidan Gillen

Robert Lawlor

Acting

Ian Kenny

Barry

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Percy Chamburuka

Ngig

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Connor Hamilton

Larry

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Karl Rice

Garry

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Don Wycherley

Brother Baxter

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Des Keogh

Brother Barnabas

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Kian Murphy

Mick Mahon

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Dolores Mullally

Dinner Lady

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Marcella Plunkett

Eamon's Mum

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Vera Nwabuwe

Ngig's Mum

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Tony Doyle

Wayne

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Keith McErlean

Barry's Dad

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Art Campion

Evan

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Lydia McGuinness

Mrs. Dunne

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Kyle Bradley Donaldson

Fifth Former

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Paul Gibbons

Exam Supervisor

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Eva-Jane Gaffney

Jacinta

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Paul Roe

Surveyor

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Pádraig J. Dunne

Surveyor

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Cast & Crew

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Lucy Boynton

Jack Reynor

Ben Carolan

Mark McKenna

Kelly Thornton

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Aidan Gillen

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Percy Chamburuka

Connor Hamilton

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