A Greyhound of a Girl
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Director : Enzo D’Alò
Stars : Brendan Gleeson, Rosaleen Linehan, Sharon Horgan
Duration : 85 mins
Language : English
Genre : Animation/Family/Drama
Rating : G
Original Release : 23 November 2023 (Italy)
SYNOPSIS : Mary O’Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin school girl who is bravely facing the fact that her beloved Granny is dying. But Granny can’t let go of life, and when a mysterious young woman turns up in Mary’s street with a message for her Granny, Mary gets pulled into an unlikely adventure. The woman is the ghost of Granny’s own mother, who has come to help her daughter say good-bye to her loved ones and guide her safely out of this world. She needs the help of Mary and her mother, Scarlett, who embark on a road trip to the past. Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out.
AWARDS :
Winner – Animation Feature Film–2023 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
Nominee –Generation Fleadh/Young Audience Award–2023 Galway Film Fleadh
REVIEWS :
“It’s a tender film that will leave only the chilliest heart unwarmed.”–Cath Clarke, Guardian
“Working from a script written with the Bafta – winning Dave Ingham (Charlie and Lola), D’Alòleans into Doyle’s reliable ear for the vernacular. Hand-drawn monochrome dream sequences form an intriguing subplot around the sighthound of the title.”–Tara Brady, Irish Times