Clare Dunne, Bill Nighy, and Maisie Williams Star in Poetic Road Movie ‘500 Miles’

The trailer for the Irish road movie 500 Miles, starring Clare Dunne and Bill Nighy, has been released ahead of its world premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival on Friday, February 27, 2026 [RTE]. Directed by BAFTA winner Morgan Matthews (Atomic People, The Last Survivors) and written by Malcolm Campbell (Bad Sisters, Ackley Bridge, What Richard Did), the film is adapted from Mark Lowery’s book, Charlie and Me: 421 Miles from Home [RTE].

A Family Adventure Across Ireland

500 Miles is described as “a poetic, life-affirming road movie and celebration of the human spirit” that follows a fractured family forced to reconnect when two young brothers run away from home [RTE], [IFTN]. Finn (Roman Griffin Davis) and his younger brother, Charlie (Dexter Sol Ansell), embark on an adventure from Yorkshire, across land and sea, to the west coast of Ireland while their parents, Clare Dunne and Michael Socha, worry [RTE].

Cast and Synopsis

The brothers are aided by Cáit (Maisie Williams), a free-spirited busker, as they attempt to find their estranged grandfather (Bill Nighy), with whom their parents have had no contact since the previous summer [RTE]. Dublin-based Port Pictures is among the production companies involved in the film [RTE].

Release and Festival Details

500 Miles will be released in cinemas soon. The film will have its world premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival, which runs until Sunday, March 1, 2026 [RTE], [IFTN].