Angela's Ashes
- Drama
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.
Angela's Ashes is a 1999 drama film based on Frank McCourt's acclaimed memoir, following an Irish Catholic family's struggle through poverty and hardship in 1930s Limerick. The film chronicles how an unemployed I.R.A. veteran father and his family navigate slum conditions, prejudice, and personal tragedy. It's a poignant adaptation of one of the most celebrated autobiographical novels of the modern era.
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Limited theatrical in United States · Rated R
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Emily WatsonAngela McCourt
Robert CarlyleMalachy McCourt
Joe BreenYoung Frank
Michael LeggeOlder Frank
Ciarán OwensMiddle Frank
Ronnie MastersonGrandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynnAunt Aggie
Liam CarneyUncle Pa Keating
Eanna MacLiamUncle Pat
Shane Murray-CorcoranYoung Malachy
Devon MurrayMiddle Malachy
Peter HalpinOlder Malachy
Frank LavertyYoung Paddy Clohessy- James MahonMiddle Paddy Clohessy
Laurence KinlanOlder Paddy Clohessy
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When was Angela's Ashes released?
Angela's Ashes was released on December 25, 1999.
What is Angela's Ashes based on?
The film is an adaptation of Frank McCourt's bestselling memoir of the same name, which recounts his childhood in impoverished post-Depression Ireland.
What is the story about?
Angela's Ashes follows an Irish Catholic family as they return to Limerick after a child's death in America, where they face extreme poverty, unemployment, alcoholism, and prejudice in harsh slum conditions during the 1930s.
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