Filmhuis Sneek: Christy - Brendan Canty

The brothers have not seen each other for a long time, and Shane sees this as a temporary situation. Christy, however, begins to feel more and more at home and is included in a small close-knit community. He also encounters bad influences from his past that Shane, with the help of the local community, wants to keep him away from. Together they must come to terms with their turbulent past and decide what the future might look like.

Irish director Brendan Canty's feature debut won the Grand Prix (Generation 14plus) International Jury at the 2025 Berlinale and depicts authentic and raw life in a working-class neighborhood of Cork, Ireland, with convincing acting by the young protagonists and a powerfully portrayed sense of community. Canty previously made a short film of Christy (2019), in which Danny Power also starred, and several other young actors from that version are now also playing in this feature film. Canty directed the award-winning short film For You with Barry Keoghan, Hozier's music video Take Me To Church and directed commercials for Adidas, among others. Christy's screenplay was written by Alan O'Gorman and is based on a story by Alan and Brendan Canty.