Showing from: Now showing
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emily Watson, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge
Genre: Drama
Price: £2.50
Certificate: 15
Year: 2000
Duration: 140 mins
The true story of Frank McCourt, a young boy whose family leaves the US hoping for a better life in Ireland. But his mother (Emily Watson) struggles to raise her family in the face of abject poverty and her husband's (Robert Carlyle) alcoholism.
Film Trivia
- Three actors play Frank at different stages of his life. Michael Legge, who plays the eldest Frank, went on to star as Tom O'Leary on the television series Shameless.