Evelyn

year 2002

Genre: Drama

Actors:

Vavasseur Sophie	Evelyn Doyle
Beagan Niall	Dermot Doyle
McDonagh Hugh	Maurice Doyle
Brosnan Pierce	Desmond Doyle
Devlin Mairead	Charlotte Doyle
Kelly Frank	Henry Doyle
Mullan Claire	Mrs. Daisley
Lucchesi Alvaro	Inspector Logan
Keogh Garrett	District Judge
O’Suilleabhain Daithi	Brother Eustace
Irvine Andrea	Sister Brigid
Quinn Marian	Sister Theresa
Ardiff Karen	Sister Felicity
Margulies Julianna	Bernadette Beattie
Hogan Bosco	Father O’Malley

Directors:

Bruce Beresford

IMDB Rating:

7.00 out of 10 (1976 votes)

Taglines:

1: The story of a father’s love that changed a nation

Plot Summary:

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that his is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages. Although a sympathetic judge assures Desmond that when his financial situation reverses, he will be able to get his children back; money is hard to come by. During that time, Evelyn and her brothers suffer the abuses of living in orphanages while Desmond struggles to secure finances. Now he must battle the courts to get his children back.

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