92 minutes
9/30/2002
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.
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
Frank Kelly
as Henry Doyle
Clare Mullen
as Mrs. Daisley
Alvaro Lucchesi
as Inspector Logan
Garrett Keogh
as District Judge
Daithi O'Suilleabhain
as Brother Eustace
Andrea Irvine
as Sister Brigid
Marian Quinn
as Sister Theresa
Karen Ardiff
as Sister Felicity
Bosco Hogan
as Father O'Malley
Des Braiden
as Fergal
Sorcha Herlihy
as Mary
Lauren Carpenter
as Annette Farrell
Lauren O'Connell
as Lauren
Hugh Grogan
as Pub Musician
Peter Fowl
as Pub Musician
Gail Fitzpatrick
as Miss Gilhooly
Pat McGrath
as Gamekeeper
Mark Lambert
as Minister of Education
Conor Evans
as Justice Ferris
Eamon Rohan
as Justice Hall
Alan Barry
as Justice McLaughlin
Brian McGrath
as Hugh Canning
Mick Nolan
as Honest Joe O'Leary
Luke Hayden
as Irish Times Reporter
Don Foley
as Justice Lynch
Bill Golding
as Justice Daley
Sally
as Slippery Sam
Stuart Clark
as Children's Court Usher (uncredited)