PLOT : Mary O’Hara, a quick-witted 12-year-old girl from Dublin, has to accept that her beloved grandmother is falling ill. One day, a mysterious woman turns up with a message for her grandmother, and suddenly, Mary gets pulled into the adventure of a lifetime. The mystery woman is Mary’s great-grandmother - her own grandmother’s mom. She has come to help her daughter say goodbye to her loved ones and guide her safely out of this world. She needs the help of Mary and her mother, Scarlett, who embark on a road trip to the past. Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey, but all of them are on their very own journeys.
Enzo d’Alò. Enzo D’Alò, director, screenwriter, and musician, is widely known as one of the leading animation creators in Europe. Due to his extensive work, D’Alò has received several awards and acclimations for his movies and television series, including the Franco Bianchi Award at the 70th Edition of the Venice Film Festival. Previously, D’Alò has worked on La Gabbianella e il Gatto (Lucky and Zorba, 1998), Momo alla Conquista del Tempo (2001), and How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996). Recently, Enzo D’Alò has worked on Mary e lo Spirito di Mezzanotte (A Greyhound of a Girl, 2023), a film about four generations of women on an adventure to self-discovery.
Length 1h 25min
Year 2023
Cast
Mia O’Connor, Charlene McKenna, Brendan Gleeson, Sharon Horgan, Rosaleen Linehan, Paul Tylak,
Production Paul Thiltges Distributions, Aliante, JAM Media, GOAG Prod, Rija Films, Amrion, Fish Blowing Bubbles, GOAG Production, MEDIA Programme of the European Union