
The Boy from Mercury
Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth. His fantasies mirror the life of his hero, Flash Gordon, from the serial he watches each week at the local cinema. His escapades result in dilemmas that drive his mother to such distraction that she turns to the boy's strange uncle for help.
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United KingdomGB
- Theatrical28 Mar 1997
FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Dec 1996
HungaryHU
- Theatrical (limited)Irish Film Week7 Apr 2001
IrelandIE
- PremiereDublin Film Festival14 Mar 1996
- TheatricalU6 Dec 1996
- Theatrical (limited)PGIrish Film Institute Family Festival17 Aug 2025
ItalyIT
- PremiereGiffoni Film Festival27 Jul 1996
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The Boy from Mercury was released on 6 December 1996.
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