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Mammal

Name: Mammal
Director: Rebecca Daly
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-01
Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Barry Keoghan, Michael McElhatton, Nika McGuigan, Johnny Ward

Drama

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.

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Cast

Rachel GriffithsBarry KeoghanMichael McElhattonNika McGuiganJohnny WardJoanne CrawfordAoife KingRachel O'ByrneAnnette TierneyAnnabell Rickerby

Director

Rebecca Daly

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