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.
as May Cronin
as Uncle Tony Cronin
as Paul
as Harry Cronin
as Brother Dowdall
as James "Mucker" Maguire
as Classroom Schoolboy
as Classroom Schoolboy
as Sarah
as Sean McCarthy
as Usher
as Ice Cream Girl
as Flash Gordon (Archive Footage)
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
