Mickybo and Me

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.

Cast

John Joe McNeill

as Mickybo

Niall Wright

as Jonjo

Adrian Dunbar

as Mickybo's Da

Ciarán Hinds

as Jonjo's Da

Gina McKee

as Jonjo's Ma

Julie Walters

as Mickybo's Ma

Susan Lynch

as Torch Woman

Owen O'Neill

as Adult Mickybo

Laine Megaw

as Auntie Rita

Michael McElhatton

as Mechanic

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