Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
Belfast
“No matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from.”
Overview
Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Budget
11.0M
Revenue
49.2M
Status
Released
Production
TKBC, Northern Ireland Screen
Cast
Jude Hill
Buddy
Jamie Dornan
Pa
Caitríona Balfe
Ma
Lewis McAskie
Will
Judi Dench
Granny
Ciarán Hinds
Pop
Lara McDonnell
Moira
Colin Morgan
Billy Clanton
Gerard Horan
Mackie
Josie Walker
Auntie Violet
Olive Tennant
Catherine
Michael Maloney
Frankie West
Turlough Convery
Minister
Conor MacNeill
McLaury
Chris McCurry
Mr Stewart
Elly Condron
Mrs Kavanagh
Samuel Menhinick
Paddy Kavanagh
Vanessa Ifediora
Miss Lewis
Gerard McCarthy
Bobby Frank
Sid Sagar
Mr Singh
Mark Hadfield
George Malpass as Scrooge
John Sessions
Joseph Tomelty as Marley
Mairéad Tyers
Auntie Eileen
Drew Dillon
Mr Kavanagh
Leonard Buckley
Mickey Clanton
Kit Rakusen
Billy Clanton Jr
Freya Yates
Cousin Frances
Nessa Eriksson
Cousin Vanessa
Charlie Barnard
Cousin Charlie
Frankie Hastings
Auntie Mary
Caolan McCarthy
Uncle Sammie
Ian Dunnett Jnr
Uncle Tony
Oliver Savell
Ronnie Boyd
Orla McDonagh
Karen Lambert
Ross O'Donnellan
Walter (Policeman)
Olivia Flanagan
Mary Kavanagh
Serrana Su-Ling Bliss
Sharon Nicholas
Rachel Feeney
Mrs Ford
Estelle Cousins
Darlene Clanton
Scott Gutteridge
Fancy Clanton
Bill Branagh
Young Bill
Joyce Branagh
Supermarket Manager
James O'Donnell
Rioter
Victor Alli
Soldier
Matthew Blaney
Rent Man
Scarlett Nunes
Moira's Friend
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