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

Desmond Doyle

Aidan Quinn

Nick Barron

Julianna Margulies

Bernadette Beattie

Stephen Rea

Michael Beattie

John Lynch

Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

Sophie Vavasseur

Evelyn Doyle

Alan Bates

Thomas Connolly

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Niall Beagan

Dermot Doyle

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Hugh McDonagh

Maurice Doyle

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Mairead Devlin

Charlotte Doyle

Frank Kelly

Henry Doyle

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Clare Mullen

Mrs. Daisley