Released:
2002-09-30

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.

Director:
Bruce Beresford

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Pierce Brosnan
  as
  Desmond Doyle
• 
  Aidan Quinn
  as
  Nick Barron
• 
  Julianna Margulies
  as
  Bernadette Beattie
• 
  Stephen Rea
  as
  Michael Beattie
• 
  John Lynch
  as
  Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe