The film follows Eilis (Ronan), a young Irish woman who leaves her small town in Ireland hoping for a brighter future in 1950s Brooklyn. Despite her initial homesickness, she falls in love with Tony (Cohen) an Italian-American who opens her eyes her new surroundings. But a family tragedy leads Eilis back to Ireland, where her American sophistication catches the eye of the charming Jim (Gleeson). From the writer and producers of An Education.
Jenn Murray, Eva Birthistle, Jessica Paré, Emily Bett Rickards, Saoirse Ronan, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Domhnall Gleeson
English, Latin, Irish
English [cc]
Canada, Ireland, UK
Fox Searchlight Pictures