Drama /

Score: 64%( 100 votes )

Overview: Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.

Cast:

Pierce Brosnan
Desmond Doyle

Aidan Quinn
Nick Barron

Julianna Margulies
Bernadette Beattie

Stephen Rea
Michael Beattie

John Lynch
Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

Sophie Vavasseur
Evelyn Doyle

Alan Bates
Thomas Connolly

Niall Beagan
Dermot Doyle

Hugh McDonagh
Maurice Doyle

Mairead Devlin
Charlotte Doyle

Frank Kelly
Henry Doyle

Clare Mullen
Mrs. Daisley

Alvaro Lucchesi
Inspector Logan

Garrett Keogh
District Judge

Daithi O'Suilleabhain
Brother Eustace

Andrea Irvine
Sister Brigid

Marian Quinn
Sister Theresa

Karen Ardiff
Sister Felicity

Bosco Hogan
Father O'Malley

Des Braiden
Fergal

Sorcha Herlihy
Mary

Lauren Carpenter
Annette Farrell

Lauren O'Connell
Lauren

Hugh Grogan
Pub Musician

Peter Fowl
Pub Musician

Gail Fitzpatrick
Miss Gilhooly

Pat McGrath
Gamekeeper

Mark Lambert
Minister of Education

Conor Evans
Justice Ferris

Eamon Rohan
Justice Hall

Alan Barry
Justice McLaughlin

Brian McGrath
Hugh Canning

Mick Nolan
Honest Joe O'Leary

Luke Hayden
Irish Times Reporter

Don Foley
Justice Lynch

Bill Golding
Justice Daley

Sally
Slippery Sam

Stuart Clark
Children's Court Usher (uncredited)