The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A man released from jail, where he had served time for doctoring the books of a gangster, has to go into hiding from the gangster's men. He moves into a Dublin boarding house run by a woman and her timid daughter. The timid woman immediately takes a shine to the new boarder and to his train sets, which they each use as an escape from reality.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- John LynchDirector
- Aodhan MaddenWriter
Cast
- John HurtMichael Poole
- Brenda BlethynAlice Mooney
- Pauline FlanaganMrs Mooney
- Rynagh O'GradyWinnie
- Peter CaffreyWalter
- Paul RoeBlake
- Lorcan CranitchBilly
- Kevin McHughDet. Cassidy
- Aaron HarrisCharlie