An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
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Emily Watson
Angela McCourt
Robert Carlyle
Malachy McCourt
Joe Breen
Young Frank
Michael Legge
Older Frank
Ciarán Owens
Middle Frank
Ronnie Masterson
Grandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynn
Aunt Aggie
Liam Carney
Uncle Pa Keating
Eanna MacLiam
Uncle Pat
Shane Murray-Corcoran
Young Malachy
Director
Alan Parker
Screenplay
Laura Jones
Tagline
"The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$50,000,000
Revenue
$13,042,112
Production
Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Brown Productions, Dirty Hands Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
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