"Two countries, two loves, one heart"

2015

1h 51m

7.3(3149 votes)

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In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

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46 members

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Saoirse Ronan

Eilis Lacey

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Domhnall Gleeson

Jim Farrell

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Emory Cohen

Tony Fiorello

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Jim Broadbent

Father Flood

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Julie Walters

Madge Kehoe

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Jessica Paré

Miss Fortini

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Eve Macklin

Diana Montini

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Brid Brennan

Miss Kelly

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Fiona Glascott

Rose Lacey

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Jane Brennan

Mary Lacey

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Nora-Jane Noone

Sheila Heffernan

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Jenn Murray

Dolores Grace

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Eva Birthistle

Georgina

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Michael Zegen

Maurizio Fiorello

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Matt Glynn

Priest

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Maeve McGrath

Mary

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Emma Lowe

Mrs. Brady

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Barbara Drennan

Shabby Woman

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Gillian McCarthy

Timid Woman

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Eileen O'Higgins

Nancy Byrne

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Art Campion

George Sheridan

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James Corscadden

Ship Waiter

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Emily Bett Rickards

Patty McGuire

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Mary O'Driscoll

Miss McAdam

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Samantha Munro

Dorothy

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Jane Wheeler

Bartocci Customer #1

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Adrien Benn

Diner Waiter

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Alain Goulem

Joshua Rosenblum

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Max Walker

Young Man

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Iarla O'Lionaird

Frankie Doran

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Ellis Rockburn

Young Man at Dance

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Erika Rosenbaum

Bartocci Customer #2

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Ellen David

Mrs. Fiorello

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Christian de la Cortina

Laurenzio Fiorello

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Paulino Nunes

Mr. Fiorello

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James DiGiacomo

Frankie Fiorello

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Tadhg McMahon

Boy's Father

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Hudson Leblanc

Boy at City Hall

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Paul Stewart

City Hall Official

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Niamh McCann

Maria

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Denis Conway

Mr. Brown

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Karen Ardiff

Mrs. Farrell

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Gary Lydon

Mr. Farrell

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Áine Ní Mhuirí

Mrs. Byrne

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Mella Carron

Girl on Deck

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Karen Belfo

Lady at the Cinema (uncredited)

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