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Director:
Eugene Brady
Writers:
Eugene Brady (story) and
Doug Mayfield (story) ...
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Release Date:
28 August 1998 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
They're worlds apart, but closer than anyone could believe.
Plot:
A little island off Ireland. A small town. An old conflict. Fresh wind. full summary | add synopsis
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A Film To Fall In Love With more

Cast

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Niall Toibin ... Sean
Sinéad Cusack ... Brenda O'Boyce
Luke Griffin ... Peter O'Boyce
Phelim Drew ... Patsy
Donal McCann ... Tony Egan

Pierce Brosnan ... Joe Brady
Tony Rohr ... Crony #1
Jimmy Keogh ... Crony #2
Marcus Lynch ... Crony #3
Birdy Sweeney ... Old Codger
Aonghus Og McAnally ... Red Haired Kid

Hill Harper ... Chad Egan-Washington

Aislín McGuckin ... Aislín Brady
Lorraine Pilkington ... Rachel
David Quinn ... Dermot O'Boyce
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Ireland

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The drawings done by Chad in the film were really painted by Irish painter James Hanley. more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
A Film To Fall In Love With, 14 April 2006
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Author: desertsunflower99 from United States

A spirited young man from New York, Chad (played by Hill Harper, very worth your notice), takes a trip to an island off the coast of Ireland. This after the death of his only remaining parent, to fulfill a promise to meet his estranged uncle, a local man, full of his own ideas about how life should be lived, for himself as well as others.

They embark on a personal journey full of challenges, surprises, family secrets and an uncertainty as to whether or not they will ever find common ground.

All of the main characters have been convincingly developed and they each have something conceivable and worthy to offer in their expression. This may not have been a super-high budget film but the acting is superb. Pierce Brosnan (one of the producers) gives a generous and compelling performance as the conflicted, local bar owner trying to balance parenthood and an amended life from behind the stone wall of a protected heart. Veteran actor, Donal McCann, in one if his final performances, adds an authentic and credible edge as our protagonist's uncle. Sinead Cusak, Phelim Drew, Niall Tobin, Lorraine Pilkington and Aislin McGuckin also deliver command performances as the villagers that are comprised of both the kindred and not-so-kindred spirits, in Chad's new world.

The soundtrack is a compilation of beautiful Irish ballads, old soul and rock as well as various and sundry other scores that lend a tight musical canvas against which this story is painted. It was disappointing to learn that there are no plans to make this soundtrack into an album that could be purchased.

What keeps me coming back to this sweet and gallant movie is its soulfulness and its honesty. The map of the human heart is ultimately universal and the characters in this story endeavor to draw their own lines to determine what defines friendship, family and honor.

This is a wonderful, interesting and thoughtfully structured comfort film that begs to be watched from your favorite easy chair on a cozy day - with feet up, your favorite afghan and a warm cup of tea and favorite cookies nearby.

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