Cannes (France) (AFP) – “Bird”, featuring Barry Keoghan as a young dad, is an early frontrunner at the Cannes Film Festival with its tough but sweetly fantastical tale of working-class England.
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Irish actor Keoghan is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after stars following hit film “Saltburn” and his Oscar nomination for “The Banshees of Inisherin”.
But it’s 14-year-old newcomer Nykiya Adams who carries the movie, dealing with a world of gang violence, poverty, teen pregnancy and abusive parents — and who finds support from an otherworldly character called Bird (played by…
