| Emily Watson | Angela McCourt |
| Robert Carlyle | Malachy McCourt Sr. |
| Joe Breen | Young Francis "Frank" McCourt |
| Ciaran Owens | Middle Francis "Frank" McCourt |
| Michael Legge | Older Francis "Frank" McCourt |
| Ronnie Masterson | Grandma Sheehan |
| Pauline McLynn | Aunt Aggie |
| Liam Carney | Uncle Pa Keating |
| Eanna Macliam | Uncle Pat |
| Andrew Bennett | Narrator |
In 1935 when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family does the reverse. Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old daughter, Angela and her unemployable, alcoholic husband, Malachy Sr., set sail from New York Harbor to Cork with their four children.
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