Evelyn (2002)

Directed by

Bruce Beresford

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 113 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed father in 1950s Ireland fights the Irish courts to regain custody of his three children after they are taken from him due to poverty. He gathers support from friends and a lawyer to argue his case for his family to be reunited.

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What happens

Evelyn is a 2002 Irish drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Paul Pender, loosely based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight in the Irish courts (December 1955) to be reunited with his children. The film stars Sophie Vavasseur in the title role, Pierce Brosnan as her father and Aidan Quinn, Julianna Margulies, Stephen Rea, and Alan Bates as supporters to Doyle's case. The film had a limited release in the United States, starting on December 13, 2002 and was later followed by the United Kingdom release on March 21, 2003. The film was produced by Brosnan's own production company, Irish DreamTime, and others. It opened to positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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