A Love Divided (1999)

The true story of a Catholic man and his Protestant wife, and the events resulting in the Co. Wexford, Ireland community when the wife decides she doesn't appreciate being forced to send ... See full summary »

Director:

Syd Macartney

Writers:

Deirdre Dowling, Gerry Gregg,

Stars:

Orla Brady, Liam Cunningham, Peter Caffrey

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Orla Brady	...	Sheila Kelly Cloney
Liam Cunningham	...	Sean Cloney
Sarah Bolger	...	Eileen Cloney
Nicole Bohan	...	Mary Cloney
Brian McGrath	...	Fred Kelly
Ali White	...	Dorothy Kelly
Peter Caffrey	...	Andy Bailey
Tony Doyle	...	Father Stafford
Jim Norton	...	Reverend Fischer
Joe Gallagher	...	Alec Auld
Doreen Keogh	...	Lucy Knipe
Rynagh O'Grady	...	Minnie Kennedy
Ger Ryan	...	Anna Walsh
Garrett Keogh	...	Jimmy Kennedy
Peter Gowen	...	Patrick Peely (as Peter Gowan)

Storyline

The true story of a Catholic man and his Protestant wife, and the events resulting in the Co. Wexford, Ireland community when the wife decides she doesn't appreciate being forced to send their daughter to a Catholic school, despite the local priest's insistence she is bound by the pre-marriage agreement she signed to raise any children as Catholic.

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Plot Keywords:

love | catholic | ireland | protestant | 1950s | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1999 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Hit a szerelemben

Filming Locations:

Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£31,793 (UK) (11 June 1999)

Gross:

£402,322 (UK) (18 June 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Parallel Film Productions, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

An excellent and thought-provoking (and also award winning) film.

This movie is about a side of Ireland that Americans don't normally see, the narrow-minded religiously prejudiced side of the 'friendliest race in the world'. The movie, by the admission of the inhabitants of Fethard who are old enough to remember the events, is fairly accurate (though they insist that the film-makers invented some of the more violent scenes just to spice up the action).

The movie was very unpopular in Ireland as it portrayed the Catholic church in a bad light, but the simple fact is that representatives of the Catholic church *did* organise vetoes of minorities (before Protestants it was the Jews).

The film is a fascinating insight into the whole issue of religion in Ireland