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Evelyn
2002
Set in Dublin in 1953, Desmond Doyle is struggling to find steady work and is faced with raising his three children alone after his wife walks out on him. The Irish Church steps in and places the children in separate Catholic orphanages. Desmond works hard to pay off his debts in order for his children to come home. He finds .. Read more
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea |
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| Director | Bruce Beresford |
| Genres | Drama |
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Evelyn
Set in Dublin in 1953, Desmond Doyle is struggling to find steady work and is faced with raising his three children alone after his wife walks out on him. The Irish Church steps in and places the children in separate Catholic orphanages. Desmond works hard to pay off his debts in order for his children to come home. He finds out that the children will not released without the permission of the absent mother...
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Bates |
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| Director | Bruce Beresford |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 22 Sep 2003 |
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Based on a true story that brought an alteration to Irish law, this small-scale domestic drama is sweet enough to rot the teeth and is played for more than it's worth by its cast.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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Very enjoyable
Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Marqulies, Alan Bates, Aidan Quinn, the list goes on... They were all very good but the very best has to be Sophie Vavasseur as Evelyn... read more »
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- sparkie
- BRISTOL, ENGLAND
- 29 Jan 2005 at 12:28
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An insightful drama, moving
this was a great film
if anything it didn't get 5 stars for because it felt rushed
it was only 1h 30mins - i reckon you could have ... read more » - 1066834
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- Exeter, England
- 25 Nov 2011 at 08:07
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Another Day
A very powerful and moving story which shows just how much a father will try to help his own child.
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- smellie
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- 15 Sep 2009 at 08:29
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Growing Pains
Enjoyed this film from beginning to end. Unfortunately there are many similar stories of this type with the church heavily involved and found wanting but this ... read more »
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- linnpark
- 8 reviews
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- 18 Jun 2009 at 11:16
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Evelyn
Set in Dublin in 1953, Desmond Doyle is struggling to find steady work and is faced with raising his three children alone after his wife walks out on him. The Irish Church steps in and places the children in separate Catholic orphanages. Desmond works hard to pay off his debts in order for his ...
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