Angela's Ashes (1999)

145 min · Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Social Drama, biographical film, drama film

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Directors

Alan Parker

Cast

Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Michael Legge, Ciaran Owens

The story

Frank McCourt and his family live in America, and his sister Margaret dies shortly after birth. Frank's mother Angela slips into depression, his drunkard father Malachy Sr. leaves for several days and they are left without food.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alkoholabhängigkeit, Emigranten, Emigration, Famine, Hunger, Irish-American, Irland, Poverty, Socially Deprived Family, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Biography, Family Drama, Period piece, Coming of age, Film adaptation, Drama

Genres

Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Social Drama, biographical film, drama film

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