Movie
Mammal
Overview
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-04-01
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Rinkel Film, Fastnet Films, Calach Films, Les Films Fauves
- Country
- Luxembourg, Ireland, Netherlands
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rachel Griffiths as Margaret
- Barry Keoghan as Joe
- Michael McElhatton as Matt
- Nika McGuigan as Ann Marie
- Johnny Ward as Sully
- Joanne Crawford as Jean Cunningham
- Aoife King as Claire
- Rachel O'Byrne as Lucinda
- Annette Tierney as Sue
- Annabell Rickerby as Shop Assistant
Crew
- Rebecca Daly - Director
- Rebecca Daly - Writer
- Glenn Montgomery - Writer
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