Synopsis
In Depression-era Ireland, Jimmy Gralton returns home after a decade's exile in America. Witnessing the levels of poverty and oppression, his inner activist reawakens and he seeks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic63/100
211 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken LoachDirector
- Paul LavertyWriter
- Donal O'KellyWriter
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barry WardJames Gralton
- Simone KirbyOonagh
- Jim NortonFather Sheridan
- Andrew ScottFather Seamus
- Brían F. O'ByrneCommander O'Keefe
- Francis MageeMossie
- Karl GearySeán
- Shane CullenGuard
- Sean FoxCast
- Sorcha FoxMolly
- Aisling FranciosiMarie
- Denise GoughTess
Stills
Themes
povertyireland1930s