Directors: Lisa Barros D'sa, Glenn Leyburn
Writers: Daragh Carville (click here to read our exclusive interview with Daragh!)
Soundtrack: David Holmes, Stephen Hilton
Actors: Rupert Grint, Robert Sheenan, Kimberley Nixon, James Nesbitt (more)
Release Date: N/A
Genre: Romance/Thriller
Running Time: 1 hour 26 mins.
MPAA Rating: R
Filming: July/August 2008 Budget: $1.5 Million
Synopsis:
Cherrybomb follows teenagers Luke (Sheehan), Malachy (Grint), and Michelle (Nixon) as they embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can't get off the wild ride they've set in motion.
With their exams over, best friends Malachy and Luke are out to have one hell of a summer. However, the arrival of Michelle, a captivating but troubled beauty, tests their friendship to the limit as she encourages the two boys to carry out increasingly dangerous and illegal deeds in the battle for her affections - with fatal consequences.
Screenings:
World Premiere at Berlin Film Festival, February 2009
Dublin Film Festival, 21 February 2009
Mid-Festival Gala Screening at Belfast Film Festival, 30 March 2009 & 1 April 2009
Cannes Film Festival, May 2009
Galway Film Fleadh, 10 July 2009
