Turning Green (2005)
The Irish countryside will never be the same
85 min
Set in late 1970s Ireland, it tells the story of 16-year-old James Powers, an American who finds himself lost after his mother dies and he is forced to live with his three Irish aunts. Displaced and depressed, he longs for a way to make it back to America. One lucky weekend in London, James discovers pornography and, desperate for cash, he decides to sell them back in Ireland. His success spreads wildly. After finding a possible way home, he must decide where home really is, and finds that one's place in the world is all a state of mind.
- Release date
- June 11, 2005
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Timothy Hutton as Bill the Breaker
- Alessandro Nivola as Bill the Bookie
- Colm Meaney as Tom
- Donal Gallery as James
- Killian Morgan as Pete
- Billie Traynor as Aunt Mary
- Billie Traynor as Aunt Catherine
- Deirdre Monaghan as Aunt Maggie
- Brid Ni Chionaola as Aunt Nora
- Frank Kelly as Father O'Hara
- Donagh Deeney as Mickey
Crew
- Michael Aimette · Director
- John G. Hofmann · Director
- Michael Aimette · Writer
- John G. Hofmann · Writer
- Andrew Charas · Producer
- Robert Malkani · Producer
- Scott Brittingham · Composer
- Mitch Davis · Composer
- Brian D. Seymour · Composer
- Tim Fleming · Cinematographer
- John G. Hofmann · Editor
- Carmel O'Connor · Casting director
- Laurent Mellet · Production designer