Overview
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.
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Desmond Doyle
- Aidan Quinn as Nick Barron
- Julianna Margulies as Bernadette Beattie
- Stephen Rea as Michael Beattie
- John Lynch as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
- Sophie Vavasseur as Evelyn Doyle
- Alan Bates as Thomas Connolly
- Niall Beagan as Dermot Doyle
- Hugh McDonagh as Maurice Doyle
- Mairead Devlin as Charlotte Doyle