Kilkenny Cross (2006)

I don't know who I am - that's what it is', the seventeen-year-old curly redhead Jordi grumbles to his tough girlfriend. Under mother's wing, Jordi spends all his time on the Internet. His only adventure is a ride on the back of his girlfriend's motorbike. One day, a coincidental but shocking discovery on the Net forces him to start searching for his identity, away from his familiar environment. It takes him to a confrontation with his biological father who was supposed dead, but appears to live in Ireland and does not immediately press his lost son in his arms. Kilkenny Cross is a coming-of-age drama, in which the Dutch urban water landscape contrasts with the green hills of Ireland and the impassiveness of modern means of communication with the longing for human intimacy. A chat session between mother and son leads to an emotional climax. In a cameo role, female novelist Manon Uphoff explains what true love means.

Released Feb. 7, 2006 90 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, imdb.internet, imdb.ireland, imdb.child-kidnapping, imdb.running-away, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.divorce + 3 more, imdb.diary, imdb.chat, imdb.card-game