Full details of an under-the-radar and low-budget Irish feature starring Barry Keoghan have been revealed alongside a couple of first look images from the film.
“Lemonade,” written and directed by documentary filmmaker Kim Bartley in her narrative feature debut, was shot earlier this year in Dublin. Set amid Ireland’s care system, the film is described as a story about “first loves, second chances and the power of human connection.”
The film follows teenager Danny, who after making a mistake that could derail his future, unexpectedly reconnects with Josh, a social worker who once tried to help him but whose own mistakes drove them apart. When their paths cross again, Josh becomes both mentor and mirror, guiding Danny on his journey to manhood- through first love and loves lost. Along the way Danny discovers that family is not always the one you are born into, but the one that believes in you when no one else will.
Playing the lead role of Danny is rising Irish star Lewis Brophy, recently seen in acclaimed local feature and Berlinale prizewinner “Christy.” Keoghan, meanwhile, stars as Josh. The principal cast also includes Carla Tous, Eileen Walsh and Imelda May.
Barry Keoghan as Josh in “Lemonade”
