“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.
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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
Devon Murray
Middle Malachy
Peter Halpin
Older Malachy
Frank Laverty
Young Paddy Clohessy
James Mahon
Middle Paddy Clohessy
Laurence Kinlan
Older Paddy Clohessy
Des McAleer
Mr. Benson
Brendan McNamara
Toby Mackey
Johnny Murphy
Seamus
Maria McDermottroe
Bridey Hannon
Gerard McSorley
Father Gregory
Eamonn Owens
Quasimodo
Phelim Drew
Rent Man
Daire Lynam
Margaret Mary
Ben O'Gorman
Eugene
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