Ireland / UK / Canada,
2015, 111 min
Directed by:
John CrowleyScreenplay:
Nick HornbyCinematography:
Yves BélangerComposer:
Michael BrookCast:
Saoirse Ronan, Brid Brennan, Fiona Glascott, Eileen O'Higgins, Peter Campion, Eva Birthistle, Julie Walters, Emily Bett Rickards, Domhnall Gleeson (more)VOD (4)
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When Eilis is given a chance to emigrate to New York she jumps at the chance for a better life, even if it means leaving her family and home. Desperately homesick at first, Eilis soon finds romance in Brooklyn, but when a family emergency forces her back to Ireland, she finds herself torn between her personal freedom and her family responsibilities. (BBC)
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