Release Date

01 Jan, 1999

Runtime

00:22: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A children’s game of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ transforms into a reality through the vivid imagination of little Majella McGinty. Life becomes too stressful for 8-year-old Majella and taking refuge she hides in a suitcase in her parents’ bedroom. She overhears their conversation, and her TV-addled imagination runs away with her when she believes her father has been murdered by her mother and his body bundled away under cover of darkness. The Case of Majella McGinty shows the fantastical imagination of young children. This film combines the comical with the political, criticising the impact of violence on children’s lives. Set in 1970’s Derry, violence is rife, bombs can be heard in the distance and the army patrols the streets where Majella and her friends play.

Original Title

The Case of Majella McGinty

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Actors

Gaynor Donnelly

Christopher Dooley

Gerald Dorrity

Morna Regan

Aidan Kelly

Laurie Lee McDowell

Hayley Gallagher

Joe Gallagher

Leslie Swan

Carmen Osbahr

Crew

Kirsten Sheridan

Siobhan Burke

Kathryn Lennon

Morna Regan

Neil Horner

Ciarán Tanham

Dermot Diskin