Breakfast on Pluto
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding. Based on the book by Patrick McCabe.
Primary Title
- Breakfast on Pluto
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 2 October 2010
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 45
Duration
- 135:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding. Based on the book by Patrick McCabe.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Ireland.
- McCabe, Pat,--1955---Film adaptations
- Orphans--Drama
- Ireland--Drama
- Transgender youth--Drama
- Transgender people in motion pictures
- Transgender people--England--London--Drama
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Contributors
- Neil Jordan (Director)
- Neil Jordan (Writer)
- Pat McCabe (Writer)
- Cillian Murphy (Actor)
- Morgan Jones (Actor)
- Eva Birthistle (Actor)
- Liam Neeson (Actor)
- Neil Jordan (Producer)
- Alan Moloney (Producer)
- Stephen Woolley (Producer)
- Pathé Pictures International (Production Unit)
- Bórd Scannán na hÉireann (Production Unit)
- Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (Production Unit)
- Parallel Film Productions (Production Unit)
- Number 9 Films (Production Unit)
- Irish Film Board (Funder)
- 99160953714002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Feature films--Ireland.
- McCabe, Pat,--1955---Film adaptations
- Orphans--Drama
- Ireland--Drama
- Transgender youth--Drama
- Transgender people in motion pictures
- Transgender people--England--London--Drama