Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

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Rating: R

Release Date: Nov 16, 2005

Running Time: 129 mins.

Country Of Origin: Ireland

Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Laurence Kinlan, Ian Hart, Eva Birthistle, Ruth Negga, Gavin Friday, Bryan Ferry

director: Neil Jordan

Breakfast on Pluto

Set in the 1970's, tale follows the exploits of Patrick Braden, an endearing, but deceptively tough young man. Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown and aware from a very early age that he is different, Patrick survives this harsh environment with the aid of his wit and charm, plus a sweet refusal to let anyone and anything change who he is.

PETER TRAVERS - November 17, 2005

The young Irish actor Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Red Eye) lights up the screen in Neil Jordan's lyrical but shallow take on Patrick McCabe's novel about a 1960s wild child in search of the mother who deserted him. The role is a feast for an actor -- hell, Kitten is a cross-dressing hooker -- and Murphy digs into Breakfast with gusto. The lad believes Father Bernard (Liam Neeson), the priest who found baby Kitten on the doorstep of his church in Tyreelin, Ireland, is his real dad. Jordan…