Top billed cast

1. 

   Barnard Hughes

   Da

2. 

   Martin Sheen

   Charlie

3. 

   William Hickey

   Drumm

4. 

   Doreen Hepburn

   Mother

5. 

   Karl Hayden

   Young Charlie

6. 

   Hugh O'Conor

   Boy Charlie

7. 

   Jill Doyle

   Mary (the 'Yellow Peril')

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Reviews

A review by SPDonlan

Written by SPDonlan on 2024-07-20

'It was a long time before I realuzed that love turned upside down is love for all that.'

Adapted by Leonard from his memory play, tapping into his own accomplished memoirs, the film covers a childhood and early career before and after Ireland’s ‘Emergency’. The script’s strong, a nuanced look at an adolescent’s and expat’s shifting feelings about home and the past. Its conceits translate well, too: Charlie faces both his late father and his younger self, disappointed by his past, present, and future. The characters and cast are grand, especially Hughes (who won a Tony for the s...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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