Wildcard and Altitude have launched the official trailer for ‘Christy’ – the debut feature from Cork director Brendan Canty.
Developed with BBC Film and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, the film is a heartwarming story of second chances, connection, and finding your place in the world.
17-year-old Christy is at a crossroads. Kicked out of his suburban foster home, he moves in with his estranged older brother Shane and his young family. As far as Shane is concerned, this is a temporary arrangement, but Christy begins to feel at home on Cork's working-class Northside. As he makes friends and begins to let the community in, he also reconnects with his past through his seemingly more corrupting extended family, despite Shane’s efforts to protect him. Shane wants something better for Christy at any cost – even if it means he has to push him away. As the brothers look to reconcile their turbulent past, their family and the community around them offer hope for Christy’s future.
The film stars breakout talent Danny Power (The Young Offenders) and Diarmuid Noyes (Pure Mule, Five Minutes of Heaven), alongside a brilliant Irish ensemble including Emma Willis (Vikings, The Young Offenders, Dating Amber), Alison Oliver (Saltburn, Conversations With Friends), Chris Walley (Bodkin, The Young Offenders), and Helen Behan (The Virtues).
The film also features members of The Kabin Studio, a Cork-based community arts collective known for its work in hip-hop and spoken word.
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The movie will be released in cinemas across Ireland on 29th August and in Britain on 5th September.
