emigration,irish-american,hunger,socially deprived family,rain,famine,alcoholism,poverty,based on memoir or autobiography,ireland,brooklyn, new york city,alcoholic father,dead children,irish catholic,1930s,life in the slums,drunkard,children in need,limerick,rainy setting

Angela's Ashes (1999)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alan Parker
  • Profile picture of Emily Watson
    Angela McCourt Emily Watson
  • Profile picture of Robert Carlyle
    Malachy McCourt Robert Carlyle
  • Profile picture of Joe Breen
    Young Frank Joe Breen
  • Profile picture of Michael Legge
    Older Frank Michael Legge
  • Profile picture of Ciarán Owens
    Middle Frank Ciarán Owens
  • Profile picture of Ronnie Masterson
    Grandma Sheehan Ronnie Masterson
  • Profile picture of Pauline McLynn
    Aunt Aggie Pauline McLynn
  • Profile picture of Liam Carney
    Uncle Pa Keating Liam Carney

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Keywords

  • emigration
  • irish-american
  • hunger
  • socially deprived family
  • rain
  • famine
  • alcoholism
  • poverty
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • ireland
  • brooklyn, new york city
  • alcoholic father
  • dead children
  • irish catholic
  • 1930s
  • life in the slums
  • drunkard
  • children in need
  • limerick
  • rainy setting