Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Meryl Streep
as Kate Mundy
Catherine McCormack
as Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy
Brid Brennan
as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy
Kathy Burke
as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
Sophie Thompson
as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy
Michael Gambon
as Father Jack Mundy
Rhys Ifans
as Gerry Evans
Lorcan Cranitch
as Danny Bradley
Darrell Johnston
as Michael 'Mike' Mundy
John Kavanagh
as Father Carlin
Marie Mullen
as Vera McLoughlin
Dawn Bradfield
as Sophie McLoughlin