Angela's Ashes

The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.

7.3 / 10
1999
IE, GB

Plot Summary

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

Drama

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