
Film
The Case of Majella McGinty
1999 · 22m · Comedy · Drama
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- 6.6
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Overview
A children’s game of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ transforms into a reality through the vivid imagination of little Majella McGinty. Life becomes too stressful for 8-year-old Majella and taking refuge she hides in a suitcase in her parents’ bedroom. She overhears their conversation, and her TV-addled imagination runs away with her when she believes her father has been murdered by her mother and his body bundled away under cover of darkness. The Case of Majella McGinty shows the fantastical imagination of young children. This film combines the comical with the political, criticising the impact of violence on children’s lives. Set in 1970’s Derry, violence is rife, bombs can be heard in the distance and the army patrols the streets where Majella and her friends play.
Cast
Gaynor Donnelly
Majella McGinty
Christopher Dooley
John Paul McGinty
Gerald Dorrity
Gavin McGinty
Morna Regan
Ma

Aidan Kelly
Da
Laurie Lee McDowell
Josephine
Hayley Gallagher
Nicola
Joe Gallagher
Uncle Pat
Leslie Swan
Aunt Pat

Carmen Osbahr
Thelma
Crew
- Kirsten SheridanDirector
- Morna ReganWriter
- Siobhan BurkeProducer
- Kathryn LennonProducer
- Dermot DiskinEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1999
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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