Film

Kilkenny Cross

2006 · 1h 30m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

I don't know who I am - that's what it is', the seventeen-year-old curly redhead Jordi grumbles to his tough girlfriend. Under mother's wing, Jordi spends all his time on the Internet. His only adventure is a ride on the back of his girlfriend's motorbike. One day, a coincidental but shocking discovery on the Net forces him to start searching for his identity, away from his familiar environment. It takes him to a confrontation with his biological father who was supposed dead, but appears to live in Ireland and does not immediately press his lost son in his arms. Kilkenny Cross is a coming-of-age drama, in which the Dutch urban water landscape contrasts with the green hills of Ireland and the impassiveness of modern means of communication with the longing for human intimacy. A chat session between mother and son leads to an emotional climax. In a cameo role, female novelist Manon Uphoff explains what true love means.

Sjoerd Dragtsma

Jordi

Mariëlle Woltring

Tess

Ariane Schluter

Anna

Marcel Hensema

Rob

Piet Kamerman

Samuel

Eoin McCarthy

Sean

Sue Walsh

Caitlin

Zoe Birchmore

Cliodhna Hallissey

Leo Hallissey

Hedda Lornie

Cox Habbema

Manon Uphoff

• Eric OosthoekDirector
• Hugo HeinenWriter
• René HuybrechtseProducer

Release date

February 7, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama