Drama | 1999-12-25 | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America

7.3 / 10

145 min.

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.

Universal Pictures

Paramount Pictures

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

David Brown Productions

Dirty Hands Productions

Scott Rudin Productions