Lenny Abrahamson, the acclaimed filmmaker behind “Room,” “The Little Stranger,” and the music world comedy “Frank,” is back with an untitled family period drama that takes place within the Jewish community of Dublin, Irleand in the 1970s.
That’s not it, as they’ve announced two major casting selections that include Tom Burke (“Black Bag,” “Furiosa”) and Eve Hewson (“Disclosure Day,” “The Luminaries”), who will be joined by newcomer Sean Meagher, who is playing their adolescent son and main protagonist.
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An official logline for the pic provided to us:
Set within Dublin’s Jewish community in the late 1970s, the film is a lyrical and emotionally resonant portrait of Davey (Meagher), a 12-year-old boy on the edge of change, navigating the anxieties of adolescence alongside the evolving dynamics of his parents’ marriage.
Funding hails from Film4, High Frequency Entertainment, Screen Ireland, and RTÉ. A24 has also boarded as the US distributor (previously working with Lenny Abrahamson on the Oscar-winning “Room”), Elevation Pictures as Canadian distributor, and FilmNation Entertainment is representing international sales.
Producers enlisted for the untitled project are Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures (a Fremantle company), Catherine Magee (“Normal People,” “Small Things Like These”), and Abrahamson.
The director has also assembled a crew that features Production Designer Anna Rackard, Director of Photography Suzie Lavelle, Editor Nathan Nugent, Make Up Designer Sonia Dolan, and Composer Stephen Rennicks. Also part of the heads of departments are Costume Designer Eimer ní Mhaoldomhnaigh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) and Hair Stylist Orla Carroll (“The Banshees of Inisherin”). Filming is set to kick off in Dublin on March 2.
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