Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
Acting
Brosnan's raw, pre-Bond vulnerability—he's fighting for his life here.
Writing
True-story courtroom speeches that actually changed Irish constitutional law.
Production
Dublin locations that feel lived-in, not postcard-pretty.
Director
Bruce Beresford
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