Monday Night Cinema

Christy

When 17-year-old Christy (Daniel Power) is kicked out of his foster home for attacking his foster brother, he is released into the care of his half-brother Shane (Diarmuid Noyes), and back to the Knocknaheeny community of his childhood.

Having tragically lost his mother when he was very young, he has no sense of connection to the place or it’s people and he struggles to settle in. But slowly the local community start to connect with Christy, helping him finally feel like he may have found somewhere to call home.                               

Cork native Brendan Canty’s debut feature, based on a short of the same name, is a love song to the truest sense of community, with moments of pure joy and fun that break through the bleaker moments.