The Mighty Celt (2005)
Life begins out of the traps.
Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal's favorite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal's mother, Kate, must adjust her life when O, a man from her past, returns. The political climate of Ireland serves as the backdrop of this story.
- Date of release
- 2005-02-11
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Pearse Elliott
Casting
- Ken Stott — Good Joe
- Gillian Anderson — Kate
- Robert Carlyle — O
- Sean McGinley — I'm A Cripple
- Tyrone McKenna — Donal
- Alison Finnegan — Off-licence salesgirl
- Bernard Manning — Joyrider Kid
- Mark McCavanagh — Real IRA man 2
- John Travers — Spacer
- Richard Dormer — Ronan
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