Two foul-mouthed 11 year olds who are abused at home hit the road and spend a night playing around the sometimes mean streets of Dublin. They have some good adventures, some bad and end up going home the following morning to face the music.
This was immediately engaging and pulled me in, largely because of the excellent performances by the two child actors. They were a lot of fun to watch together...shared an obvious rapport that wasn't at all hollywoodish...and seemed like real kids. It was the first film for both.
Some of the episodes strained credibility a bit but they were soon over and the focus on the kids resumed. It helped that the film was short - 72 minutes...just when it would have become tiresome it wrapped. Nice job.
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