Kilkenny Cross

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 7, 2006

Original language

English

Cast

Sjoerd Dragtsma,Mariëlle Woltring,Ariane Schluter,Marcel Hensema,Piet Kamerman,Eoin McCarthy,Sue Walsh,Zoe Birchmore,Cliodhna Hallissey,Leo Hallisseyand 3 more

Director

Eric Oosthoek

Writer

Hugo Heinen

Producer

René Huybrechtse

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0461977