An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Emily Watson
as Angela McCourt
Robert Carlyle
as Malachy McCourt
Joe Breen
as Young Frank
Michael Legge
as Older Frank
CiarĂ¡n Owens
as Middle Frank
Ronnie Masterson
as Grandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynn
as Aunt Aggie
Liam Carney
as Uncle Pa Keating
Eanna MacLiam
as Uncle Pat
Shane Murray-Corcoran
as Young Malachy
Devon Murray
as Middle Malachy
Peter Halpin
as Older Malachy