Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of the 20th century, and at odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family. The film charts his search for knowledge and understanding, during a decline in his family's circumstances, that leads him to revelations on the nature of art, beauty, and politics. However, his personal renaissance makes him feel unwelcome in his own country, and forces him to make a choice between exile as artist or staying and facing personal defeat.
Bosco Hogan
as Stephen Dedalus
T. P. McKenna
as Simon Dedalus
John Gielgud
as The Preacher
Rosaleen Linehan
as May Dedalus
Maureen Potter
as Dante
Niall Buggy
as Davin
Bryan Murray
as Lynch
Des Cave
as Cranly
Leslie Lalor
as Milly
Desmond Perry
as Casey
Susan Fitzgerald
as Emma
Luke Johnston
as Stephen (age 10)
