CAST:
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (Conor),
Kelly Thornton (Ann),
Maria Doyle Kennedy (Penny),
Jack Reynor (Brendan),
Aidan Gillen (Robert)

SCRIPT:
John Carney (based on Simon Carmody’s story)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Yaron Orbach

Synopsis:

It is the mid 1980’s in Ireland. Time of pop music and the rise of MTV, but fifteen-year-old Conor is not exactly enjoying himself. His parents, who are having a bad relationship, transfer him to a public school from a private one due to lack of money. It is hard for Conor to make up his mind who is worse – professors or his fellow students. The only good thing about his life is the girl Raphine, but he thinks she is too beautiful to even notice him. In order to seduce her, he lies to her that he needs a model to act in his band’s video. When Raphine accepts his offer, Conor has to quickly gather his band, which he does not even have…

color, digital, 106 min