The death of his mother triggers a flashback for Jimmy O’Leary and life in Northern Ireland in the 1950’s. For Jimmy, life was a carnival with friends to play with and comics to read. His father, Arthur (Colin Lane) carries a painful grudge from the past when he fought in the Irish civil war. When Jimmy steals money from his neighbour, Josie (Niall O’Brien) during a church service, the conflict of the past resurfaces, including the revelation that Josie and Arthur fought against each other for the love of Catherine (Marian Quinn), who is now Arthur’s wife. Civil instability is rekindled in the feud that occurs between neighbours. Also starring Darren McHugh.
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ACMI Identifier
308092
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Ireland
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conflict of generations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ireland - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Northern Ireland - Politics and government
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conflict of generations
Feature films → Feature films - Ireland
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict of generations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)