
18/10/1992
Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

Julie Christie
as Helen Cuffe

Donald Sutherland
as Roger Hawthorne

John Lynch
as Damian Sweeney

Mark Tandy
as Manus Dempsey

Ingrid Craigie
as Mary Heron

Frank McCusker
as Jack Cuffe

Niall Cusack
as Father Quinlan

Maire Hastings
as Mrs Sweeney

Peadar Lamb
as Mr Hasson

Ann Callanan
as Policewoman

Gary Walker
as Policeman

Johnny O'Doherty Craig
as Young Jack Cuffe
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