


“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
Writers
Laura Jones, Alan Parker
Release Date
December 25, 1999
Runtime
2h 25m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
341



David Brown Productions
Dirty Hands Productions
