Mickybo and Me
7.2
“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.
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Cast
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John Joe McNeill
Mickybo
No other roles listed
Niall Wright
Jonjo
Known for
Slow Horses
Lore
Adrian Dunbar
Mickybo's Da
Known for
Line of Duty
The Crying Game
Ciarán Hinds
Jonjo's Da
Known for
Rome
The Woman in Black
Gina McKee
Jonjo's Ma
Known for
Bodyguard
Notting Hill
Julie Walters
Mickybo's Ma
Known for
Brave
Billy Elliot
Susan Lynch
Torch Woman
Known for
Ready Player One
From Hell
Owen O'Neill
Adult Mickybo
Also in
Sean's Show
Michael Collins
Laine Megaw
Auntie Rita
Known for
Hunger
Michael McElhatton
Mechanic
Known for
Game of Thrones
Chernobyl
Hannah Carnegie
Niamh
Also in
Sunset Heights
Hope Street
Patricia Carson
Annie
No other roles listed
Terry Loane Director · Owen McCafferty Writer Stephen Warbeck Composer
Budget $5M · First release August 1, 2004 · Produced in France, United Kingdom, Ireland
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Production
New Moon Pictures
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Working Title
Production
Northern Ireland Screen
Production
Universal Pictures UK
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
WT² Productions
Production
Irish Film Board
Production
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Production
Working Title Films
Production
France · United Kingdom · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 1, 2004
Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
United Kingdom · March 25, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 15, 2005 · Physical
Germany
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 15, 2007 · Digital
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