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Certificate 15

Cast Samantha Morton Paddy Considine Sarah Bolger Emma Bolger Djimon Hounsou

Directors Jim Sheridan

Screenwriters Jim Sheridan Naomi Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan

Running Time 105 minutes

In America
A child's-eye view of her family's emigration to rougher parts of New York after her brother's death.

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Plot
Ten year-old Christy moves to America with her family after the death of her brother, Frankie. They start their new life in a run-down New York apartment block, populated by 'junkies and prostitutes', and soon meet a mysterious painter, Mateo, whose friendship will change their lives.

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