
"The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child."
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.
Director
Alan Parker
Budget
$50,000,000
Revenue
$13,042,112
Status
Released

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