Angela's Ashes

1999 · 145 min · EN · R · 7.3 (365 votes)

Dir. Alan Parker · Starring Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Michael Legge, Ciarán Owens, Ronnie Masterson · Music John Williams

“The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.”

Drama

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at a childhood steeped in poverty and despair. The damp, oppressive atmosphere of Limerick seeps into your bones, making every small victory feel hard-won and every setback devastating.

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