The Mighty Celt (2005)

Director:

Pearse Elliott

Writer:

Pearse Elliott (written by)

Release Date:

26 August 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Life begins out of the traps.

Plot:

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe...

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Gillian Anderson	...	Kate
Robert Carlyle	...	O
Alison Finnegan	...	Off-licence salesgirl
Bernard Manning	...	Joyrider Kid
Mark McCavanagh	...	Real IRA man 2
Sean McGinley	...	I'm A Cripple
Tyrone McKenna	...	Donal
Ken Stott	...	Good Joe
Bronagh Taggart	...	Girl Next Door (scenes deleted)
John Travers	...	Spacer

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:15A | UK:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

BBC Films

animal violence is too much

saw the mighty celt at a local irish film festival and it was horrible. once again, scriptwriters use violence towards animals as a cheap tug at audience emotion, where their imagination falls short. the animal cruelty is superfluous. the advert and trailer are misleading. both reflect happy in the photo used to promote and the music in the trailer. as well, the trailer barely shows a hint of the violence and only in hindsight. shame on the filmmakers for making such a padded piece, on the marketers for misleading the public, and the festival for supporting such a film. BAD BAD BAD!!! it was a waste of time, i could have stayed home and adored my cat. it was a waste of money that i don't have, but like to support local festivals. if it wasn't for the company i was with i would have walked out the first scene.