Is mickybo and me based on a true story?

Mickybo & Me, adapted from Owen McCafferty’s popular play, Mojo Mickybo, tells the story of two kids, a Catholic and a Protestant, who, inspired by a screening of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, flee 1970s Belfast for adventures down south. “It is my story a little bit,” Loane says.

Who is the Catholic in mickybo and me?

John Joe Mcneill
Mickybo And Me is about Mickybo (Niall Wright) who is a protestant and JonJo (John Joe Mcneill) who is a catholic. Both are divided by a bridge yet both become friends. And both have an obsessing of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.

What channel is mickybo and me on?

Netflix
Mickybo And Me | Netflix.

What bridge is it in mickybo and me?

Tate’s Avenue bridge
When Jonjo goes to the cinema near the end, a Big Daddy poster can be seen. The train that passes under the Tate’s Avenue bridge at the start of the film (in the impressive aerial shot) is of a type not introduced on the Northern Ireland Railways network until 1974.

What happened to Mickey Bo?

The 15-year-old, known as ‘Mickey Bo’ was killed in a sectarian attack after being chased by a gang and struck with a baseball bat in Ballymena town centre.

Where was mickybo filmed?

Belfast
Additional Information

Shoot Dates	2003
Director of Photography	Roman Osin
Editor	Scott Thomas
Main Cast	Adrian Dunbar, Ciaran Hinds, Susan Lynch, Gina McKee, Laine Megaw, Julie Walters, Niall Wright and John Joe McNeill
Locations	Belfast

Is mickybo a Protestant?

Set in Belfast in the summer of 1970, Mickybo and Me is an adaptation of Owen McCafferty’s 1998 play Mojo-Mickybo and follows the story of two boys, Jonjo (9) and Mickybo (8), one Protestant and the other Catholic.

Is mickybo and me based on a true story? Mickybo & Me, adapted from Owen McCafferty’s popular play, Mojo Mickybo, tells the story of two kids, a Catholic and a Protestant, who, inspired by a screening of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, flee 1970s Belfast for adventures down south. “It is my story a…