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THE BOY FROM MERCURY

Directed by Martin Duffy
Ireland, United Kingdom, 1996
Drama, Family
  • 8787 minutes

Synopsis

Harry is an 8-year-old boy growing up in Ireland with his dispirited widowed mother and older brother. He is bullied in school, and his only real friend is his dog Max. His great joy and obsession are the Flash Gordon episodes on TV, and he believes that he and his dog are really from Mercury.

Synopsis

Harry is an 8-year-old boy growing up in Ireland with his dispirited widowed mother and older brother. He is bullied in school, and his only real friend is his dog Max. His great joy and obsession are the Flash Gordon episodes on TV, and he believes that he and his dog are really from Mercury.