Set in Ireland in the 1950s, this is the story of nine-year-old Barry O’Neill, altar boy and innocent, who has a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the ensuing snowball of religious euphoria that threatens to turn him into a saint. Father McAteer is ecstatic; Barry is reluctant to disabuse him while Barry’s father is sceptical. The village gets its grotto and is soon vying with the glories of Fatima and Lourdes as coach-loads of pilgrims flock to the village. But is Barry really a visionary or just trying too hard to please?
DIRECTOR Barry Devlin
PRODUCER Katy McGuinness
CAST Tom Wilkinson, Kevin McNally, Gabrielle Reidy, Lorraine Pilkington, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Gabriel Byrne
RUNNING TIME 85 minutes