Abandoned on Father Bernard's (Liam Neeson) doorstep as a baby by his unmarried mother, Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy) grows up in an Irish household as an outsider - and knows early on that he's 'different'. He is a girl in a boy's body. Unable to fit in and desperate to find his mother, Patrick adopts the nickname Kitten and flees to London of the 70s, where his mother, The Phantom Lady, is believed to have gone. As he searches for her, he encounters kindness and brutality, fun and fear, but he refuses to change for anyone or anything. His few constant friends include Charlie (Ruth Negga) and the man who fathered him finally turns up to help him - if it's not too late.
Director:
Neil Jordan
Year:
2005
Country:
UK
Cast:
Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Ruth Negga
Classification:
M
Certification:
VLS