At eleven years old Joe Norman is told by his dying father that he is an alien hiding on earth. Joe believes him. He grows up to be a die-hard fan-boy working in a comic shop. When he falls for down-to-earth Maria, a fellow sci-fi fan, he is inspired to lead a more normal social existence. Until intergalactic bounty hunters track Joe down at his new office and the couple soon learn the dangerous truth about who Joe really is.
Starring Rafe Spall, son of Timothy and star of Prometheus, I Give it a Year and much more, this is the story of Earthbound. Premiering at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, this is an Irish movie that's made waves both locally at the Galway Film Fleadh and further afield (Seattle Film Festival). Earthbound is the debut film from Irish writer/director Alan Brennan.
We interviewed Rafe a while back for I Give it a Year where he discussed his enthusiasm working on Irish film Earthbound.
Watch the trailer here and check out our review over yonder. Earthbound hits Irish cinemas on Friday!
