Enter Michael Connolly's world.

At 24 years old, he's already pegged as a lifelong resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled. Michael's father, an Irish dignitary, doesn't visit him. Instead, Michael - who has cerebral palsy - spends his days inside with a brush in his mouth, painting, or being bathed by a staff member who doesn't understand his words.

When Rory (James McAvoy) moves in for treatment for multiple sclerosis, he is the only person that can fully understand - and therefore translate - Michael's erratic speech.

Although the two men could not be more different in personality and mannerisms, they quickly become bound by their physical (both are in wheelchairs) and linguistic connection.

The world director of "Rory O'Shea Was Here," Damien O'Donnell, makes the set in Dublin, Ireland, feel like it could have been any other city in the world.

It's a place where the able-bodied reign, a place where no one seems to consider how difficult staircases and heavy doors make it for the rest of the population.

O'Donnell's story is a quickly developing one, which truly unfolds after Michael (Steven Robertson) and Rory are granted permission from Irish authorities to live independently. They buy a house with bribe money from Michael's father and hire a caregiver, Siobhan (Romola Garai), who they meet at a pub.

It's clear here that both Rory and Michael will develop feelings for Siobhan, especially after several lengthy glances at her from one man as she tends to the other.

Siobhan represents what they can only participate in half-heartedly - in one scene, for instance, the three attend a party hosted by one of Siobhan's friends. Although both Rory and Michael drink beer, spin in their chairs and unreservedly party, they clearly aren't ever going to be the man Siobhan fancies - she will, in the end, dance with a man that can swing her around on their own two feet, not wheelchairs.

The original European title of this film was "Inside I'm Dancing," and perhaps that more aptly describes this film than the current title. Michael, who shares the same feelings of love, guilt, pain and joy of anyone else, will still remain unable to express it to a general population. He can say, "I'm really pissed off about what you did," but most will not understand what he said.

Rory, who is the kind of guy who will say and do just about anything to express himself, represents someone a bit more embittered on the inside. He's undoubtedly the most courageous character in the film but constantly carries a heavy burden.

When Michael admits his love for Siobhan, Rory lashes out against Michael, saying something to the effect of, "She'll never love you, don't be an idiot - look at you."

In the end, it's Rory we feel for, because we know Michael is capable of feeling joy that he might never find.

"Rory O'Shea Was Here" will be shown at 7:15 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at Wells Hall on campus. For more information on the film or showtimes, visit rha.msu.edu/oop/campus_center.php