Two brothers, a long road and a grandfather they have never really known: 500 Miles, directed by Morgan Matthews and released in 2026, is a family drama that stretches from a troubled home in England to the wild Atlantic edge of Ireland, with Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis and Maisie Williams among its cast.
What is 500 Miles about?
Finn is sixteen and already carrying more than a teenager should. When things at home in England reach breaking point, he gathers up his younger brother Charlie, a restless bundle of energy who never sits still, and the two of them slip away with a single destination in mind. Somewhere on Ireland's west coast lives a grandfather the family stopped speaking to long ago, and Finn has decided that he is their best hope. The journey is longer and harder than either boy expects, and the welcome at the other end is far from guaranteed. Yet the road, and the rugged coastline waiting at its end, slowly pulls the fractured pieces of this family back toward one another. The film asks whether a bond that was broken by the adults can be repaired by the children, and what it costs each generation to try.
About the cast
Bill Nighy brings his long experience of understated screen work to the ensemble, while Roman Griffin Davis and Dexter Sol Ansell carry much of the film's youthful energy. Clare Dunne, Michael Socha, Maisie Williams, Eoin Duffy and Deirdre Monaghan complete a cast that mixes well-known British and Irish faces with younger performers.
Context & significance
Morgan Matthews directs this co-production between Ireland, the United Kingdom and Cyprus, and the title itself promises a story defined by distance, both the physical miles the boys must cover and the emotional gap between an estranged grandfather and the grandchildren who turn up at his door. The west of Ireland, with its cliffs, weather and open Atlantic horizon, is used as more than scenery; it is the place where the family has to decide what it wants to be. At just over a hundred minutes, 500 Miles keeps its scope intimate, following a handful of characters rather than a sprawling cast.
Watching 500 Miles on Ktime
500 Miles is on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so families can watch the original English audio with Farsi subtitles or switch to the dubbed track. Sign in with a K-Time account to begin, and enjoy a Persian-language interface made for Iranians living outside Iran.