Breakfast on Pluto

Neil Jordan, 2005, Ireland/UK, 128′, Certificate: 15

The story of a young transgender woman in 1970s Ireland who travels to London in search of her mother and of her own identity, getting into big adventures (and troubles) all along her journey.  This critically acclaimed dramedy by Irish director Neil Jordan (“The Crying Game”, “Interview with the Vampire”, “The Butcher Boy”), based on the novel of Patrick McCabe, features an outstanding performance by Cillian Murphy and a stellar supporting cast including Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson and Liam Neeson, and a deservedly fabulous soundtrack!

Reviews

“The enchanting and hopeful “Breakfast on Pluto,” adapted by Jordan from a novel by Patrick McCabe, has a hero who is a little mad and a little saintly. Many saints insist on living in their own way regardless of what the world thinks. Some climb trees or pray in caves. Some work among the poor. Some, like Kitten, insist on optimism in the face of absolutely everything.” Roger Ebert, www.rogerebert.com

“Known for his visual images, Jordan outdoes himself in “Breakfast,” a feast for the eyes.” Ruthe Stein, San Fransisco Chronicle

“”Breakfast on Pluto” proposes a kind of radical disengagement from the mad, mad world: a fiercely willed, stubbornly held innocence that in the end stands as its own reward.” Stephen Holden, New York Times