- StatusReleased
- Release Date1999-12-25
- Runtime145 minutes
- TaglineThe hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.
- Revenue13,042,112$
- GenreDrama
- Production
CompaniesUniversal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Brown Productions, Dirty Hands Productions, Scott Rudin Productions - Budget50,000,000$
Movie Overview
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.
Casts
Emily Watson
Robert Carlyle
Joe Breen
Michael Legge
Ciarán Owens
Ronnie Masterson
Pauline McLynn
Liam Carney
Eanna MacLiam
Shane Murray-Corcoran
Devon Murray
Peter Halpin
Frank Laverty
Laurence Kinlan
Des McAleer
Johnny Murphy
Maria McDermottroe
Gerard McSorley
Eamonn Owens
Phelim Drew
Brendan Cauldwell
Shay Gorman
Alan Parker
Stephen Marcus
Jon Kenny
Brendan O'Carroll
Oliver Maguire
Eileen Pollock
Alvaro Lucchesi
Mark O'Regan
Kerry Condon
Maggie McCarthy
Danny O'Carroll
Marcia DeBonis
Helen Norton
Donncha Crowley
J.J. Murphy
Frankie McCafferty
Gerard Lee
Martin Benson
Birdy Sweeney
Owen O'Gorman
Jer O'Leary
