Year: 2005
Running time: 129 min.
Country: Ireland
Director: Neil Jordan
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan, Patrick McCabe
Cast: Cillian Murphy as Patrick/Patricia "Kitten" Braden · Stephen Rea as Bertie Vaughan · Brendan Gleeson as John Joe Kenny · Liam Neeson as Father Liam
Music: Various
Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Producer: Co-production Ireland-United Kingdom; Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Drama. Comedy | IRA. Terrorism. Comedy-Drama. 1970s. Transgender
Synopsis: Set in the 1970’s, Breakfast on Pluto follows the exploits of Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy), 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. Jordan weaves a wonderfully surreal and magical tale to bring us this funny, moving and poignant rites of passage account of a young man enduring the trials and tribulations he faces with a smile and unwavering faith in the inherent goodness in us all.
