Top billed cast

1. 

   James Norton

   John

2. 

   Daniel Lamont

   Michael

3. 

   Eileen O'Higgins

   Shona

4. 

   Valerie O'Connor

   Ella

5. 

   Stella McCusker

   Rosemary

6. 

   Carol Moore

   Deirdre

7. 

   Valene Kane

   Celia

8. 

   Keith McErlean

   Philip

9. 

   Laura Hughes

   Mrs. Parkes

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Reviews

A review by PeaceMeal

Written by PeaceMeal on 2024-12-20

Beautifully human story about a single dad (mom went back to Russia) who finds out he doesn't have long to live. He's very close to his son, without other friends or family.

We get to see life through his eyes and through his son's eyes. The emotions are complex for him as he's tied between extremely love in his last weeks and being strict and logical - for his son's sake. It's a heart-twisting movie, but subtlety occurring from scene to scene.

I didn't expect to like it, but I did. It's a sad realistic state of affairs that exist in society where you learn to appreciate the smallest of ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$764,610.00

Keywords

• hope
• adoption
• based on true story
• northern ireland
• coming of age
• dying man
• little boy
• window cleaner
• father son relationship