In 1935, when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family do the reverse.

Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old daughter, Angela and her unemployable, alcoholic husband, Malachy Sr. set sail from New York Harbour to Cork with their four children- Frank, Malachy Jr. and twins Eugene and Oliver- to return to the land which mystified young FrankBut, what they were faced with was a land where there was no work and people were dying of starvation and the damp.

Cast

Emily Watson ....  Angela McCourt
Robert Carlyle ....  Malachy (Dad)
Joe Breen ....  Young Frank
Ciaran Owens ....  Middle Frank
Michael Legge ....  Older 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
Aaron Geraghty ....  New Born Michael
Sean Carney Daly ....  Baby Michael
Oisin Carney Daly ....  Baby Michael
Shane Smith ....  Middle Michael
Tim O'Brien ....  Older Michael
Blaithnaid Howe ....  Newborn Alphie
Klara O'Leary ....  Baby Alphie
Caroline O'Sullivan ....  Baby Alphie
Ryan Fielding ....  Older Alphie
Daire Lynam ....  Margaret Mary
Ben O'Gorman ....  Eugene
Sam O'Gorman ....  Oliver
Frank Laverty ....  Young Paddy Clohessy
James Mahon ....  Middle Paddy Clohessy
Laurence Kinlan ....  Older Paddy Clohessy
Lucas Neville ....  Willie Harold
Walter Mansfield ....  Fintan Slattery
Des McAleer ....  Mr. Benson
Sean Kearns ....  Dotty O'Neill
Les Doherty ....  Mr. O'Dea
Brendan Cauldwell ....  Mr. O'Halloran
Eileen Pollock ....  Mrs. Finucane
Alvaro Lucchesi ....  Laman Griffin
Mark O'Regan ....  Dr. Troy
Moira Deady ....  Mrs. Purcell
Kerry Condon ....  Theresa
Gerard McSorley ....  Father Gregory
Garrett Keogh ....  Mr. Hegarty
Brendan O'Carroll ....  Funeral Carriage Driver
Eamonn Owens ....  Quasimodo
John Anthony Murphy ....  Redemptionist Priest
Phelim Drew ....  Rent Man

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