CHRISTY

IRELAND, UK | 2025 | COLOR | DCP | 94’ | ENGLISH

Recently, any film coming to us from Irish cinema, whether it's "The Quiet Girl" or "Small Things Like These," is made with sincerity and genuine humanity. It is why it strikes a chord with the audience. “Christy” is made of the same materials, featuring a 17-year-old orphan with a violent past who is forced to move out of the foster home he has been living. Until his social reintegration is decided, he is temporarily housed with his older brother and his wife in Cork. However, his surroundings tempt him to return to a life of crime, while his brother struggles to keep him on the straight and narrow. What looks like a gloomy drama on paper translates into a film made to warm the heart and reward the audience with plenty of smiles. Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus section of this year's Berlin Film Festival. L.K.

DIRECTOR: Brendan Canty
SCREENWRITERS: Alan O'Gorman, Brendan Canty
DoP: Colm Hogan
MUSIC: Daithí
EDITOR: Allyn Quigley
PRINCIPAL CAST: Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis

BRENDAN CANTY
One of Ireland's most exciting and prolific directors. His career took off with the hugely successful music video for Hozier's song "Take Me to Church." Since then, he has directed a series of stylish and visually stunning music videos for leading international artists, as well as commercials for brands such as Adidas, Sky Sports, Budweiser, and Failte Ireland. In 2017, he directed "For You" (starring Barry Keoghan) and in 2019 he directed a second short film, "Christy," which he later turned into his first feature film, premiering at the Berlin Film Festival in 2025. 

FILMOGRAPHY
2025 Christy