A Greyhound of a Girl

(2023, 85mins) 

Adapted from the novella by Roddy Doyle by director Enzo d’Alò.

This family oriented animation film follows Mary who is 11 years old and has an irrepressible passion for cooking: she dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its pesky obstacles, and facing them turns into quite an adventure. Mary thus begins a journey across the barriers of time, in which four generations of women come together and get to know each other truly and deeply. Enzo d’Alò’s adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novella is a delicate coming-of-age story, sprinkled with irony. With a cast that includes, Brendan Gleeson, Sharon Horgan, Rosaleen Linehan and Charlene McKenna.