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Evelyn (2002)

Evelyn (2002)

Drama

The Story of a Father’s Love That Changed a Nation.

Release Date: 2002, September 30
Directors: Bruce Beresford
Countries: Ireland, United States of America
Production: CineEvelyn, Irish Dreamtime
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Stephen Rea, Mairead Devlin, Alvaro Lucchesi, Aidan Quinn, Brian McGrath, Bosco Hogan, John Lynch, Des Braiden, Julianna Margulies, Alan Bates, Karen Ardiff

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.

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