Evelyn

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(drama)

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..

actors:

Sophie Vavasseur as Evelyn Doyle
Niall Beagan as Dermot Doyle
Hugh McDonagh as Maurice Doyle
Pierce Brosnan as Desmond Doyle
Mairead Devlin as Charlotte Doyle
Frank Kelly as Henry Doyle
Claire Mullan as Mrs. Daisley
Alvaro Lucchesi as Inspector Logan
Garrett Keogh as District Judge
Daithi O'Suilleabhain as Brother Eustace
Andrea Irvine as Sister Brigid
Marian Quinn as Sister Theresa
Karen Ardiff as Sister Felicity
Julianna Margulies as Bernadette Beattie
Bosco Hogan as Father O'Malley
directors:
Bruce Beresford
rating:7.00

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