Summary
Irish Traveller Frances has to fight for the right to pursue her passion... boxing. She is determined to make her idol Muhammad Ali proud, as well as her father who has recently been released from prison. But when she wants to show him just how tough she is, she soon comes to realise he's got other plans for her.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 88Audiences 64GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer88%
Audience score69%
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2019
May 10, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Ireland
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
23 of 23
Hazel DoupeFrances
Dara DevaneyMichael
Aidan O'HareSergeant
Lalor RoddyGrandad Joyce
Hilda FayGranny Flynn- JCJohnny CollinsPatrick
Jamie KieransEamann
Lisa LambeMargaret
Packy LeeUncle Joe
Michael CollinsUncle Tommy
Aaron MonaghanUncle Bobby
Pascal ScottPa Quinn- AMAmelie MetcalfeFrances, Age 8
Kate Stanley BrennanHelen- NONoelle O'ReganAunt Nelly
Ciaran BerminghamFarmer- FMFinny MaguirePajo
Brendan ConroyChief Landowner- PCPauline CotterShopkeeper
- COCaroline O'DonnellAunt Rose
- HOHelen O'SullivanIrene
- JGJohn Gerard HealySecond Landowner
- RORosie O'SullivanRoseanne
Directing · 2
- Carmel Winters Director, Writer
- Benjamin Crowe First Assistant Director
Production · 4
- Lesley McKimm Executive Producer
- Martina Niland Producer
- David Collins Producer
- Cathleen Dore Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Lavelle Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Julian Ulrichs Editor
Sound · 4
- Michelle McCormack Sound Designer
- Katie O'Mahony Dialogue Editor
- Colm Mullally Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Patrick Drummond Sound Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Peter Dillon Stunt Coordinator
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