Evelyn

Evelyn

The Story of a Father’s Love That Changed a Nation.

2002•1h 32m•6.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(113)

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 this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.

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Production

CineEvelyn, Irish Dreamtime

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Desmond Doyle

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Nick Barron

Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies

Bernadette Beattie

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Michael Beattie

John Lynch

John Lynch

Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

Sophie Vavasseur

Sophie Vavasseur

Evelyn Doyle

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Thomas Connolly

Niall Beagan

Dermot Doyle

Hugh McDonagh

Maurice Doyle

Mairead Devlin

Charlotte Doyle

Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly

Henry Doyle

Clare Mullen

Mrs. Daisley

Alvaro Lucchesi

Inspector Logan

Garrett Keogh

District Judge

Daithi O'Suilleabhain

Brother Eustace

Andrea Irvine

Andrea Irvine

Sister Brigid

Marian Quinn

Marian Quinn

Sister Theresa

Karen Ardiff

Karen Ardiff

Sister Felicity

Bosco Hogan

Bosco Hogan

Father O'Malley

Des Braiden

Des Braiden

Fergal

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