Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.
Julie Christie
as Helen Cuffe
Donald Sutherland
as Roger Hawthorne
John Lynch
as Damian Sweeney
Mark Tandy
as Manus Dempsey
Ingrid Craigie
as Mary Heron
Frank McCusker
as Jack Cuffe
Niall Cusack
as Father Quinlan
Maire Hastings
as Mrs Sweeney
Peadar Lamb
as Mr Hasson
Ann Callanan
as Policewoman
Gary Walker
as Policeman
Johnny O'Doherty Craig
as Young Jack Cuffe
