My Friend Joe

7.2 1996 1h 41m United Kingdom

Family Drama

During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.

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Best friends find you when you least expect it. During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.

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Directors

Chris Bould

Writers

David Howard, Declan Hughes, Peter Pohl

Cast

Schuyler Fisk, John Cleere, Stephen McHattie, Stanley Townsend, Pauline McLynn, Eoin Hughes, Mark Hannigan, Stuart Dannell Foran, Joel Grey, Katie Carroll, Katy Davis, Didier Pasquette, Marion Fossett

Production

WDR, Promedia, Portman Entertainment Group

Languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland