Angela's Ashes (1999)

7.2 /10 By 288 Votes

overview : Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink.

Release Date : Dec 25, 1999

Runtime : 2h 25m

Genre : Drama

Companies : Universal Pictures, Paramount, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Brown Productions, Dirty Hands Productions, Scott Rudin Productions

Countries : Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America

Keywords : emigration, irish-american, hunger, socially deprived family, rain, famine, alcoholism, poverty, based on memoir or autobiography, ireland, brooklyn, new york city, alcoholic father, dead children, irish catholic, 1930s, life in the slums, drunkard, children in need, limerick, rainy setting