Directed by:
Mike NewellCinematography:
Newton Thomas SigelComposer:
Patrick DoyleCast:
Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Rúaidhrí Conroy, David Kelly, Johnny Murphy, Colm Meaney, John Kavanagh, Brendan Gleeson, Dave Duffy, Liam Cunningham (more)VOD (1)
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After his wife's death, an alcoholic father, who once lived a gypsylike existence as part of a people known as the travellers, retires with his two sons to a dreary Dublin tenement. But the atmosphere brightens considerably when the children's grandfather, who remains a traveller and does not approve of their city life, brings them a white stallion named Tir na nOg whom he has found near the Irish Sea. For a while, they all live happily in the flat, but when annoyed neighbors complain about the presence of a horse in an apartment building, police intervene and take Tir na nOg away. When an unethical cop illegally sells the stallion to a breeder who plans to train him as a racehorse, the boys, desperate to get him back, come to the animal's rescue and free him. Tir na nOg then leads the children on an adventure through the Irish countryside, as their father, helped by some friends, tries to track them down. When the family is finally reunited, a magical event occurs that makes them realize the mystical powers that the animal possesses. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Ireland
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
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Ellen Barkin
USA
Best movies:
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Rúaidhrí Conroy
Ireland
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David Kelly
Ireland
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Johnny Murphy
Ireland
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Colm Meaney
Ireland
Best movies:
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John Kavanagh
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Brendan Gleeson
Ireland
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Dave Duffy
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Liam Cunningham
Ireland
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Gerard Stembridge
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Dave Finnegan
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Tony Rohr
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Stanley Townsend
Ireland
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Jim Norton
Ireland
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Frank O'Sullivan
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Vinnie McCabe
Best movies:
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Sean Lawlor
Ireland
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Ray McBride
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Ciarán Fitzgerald
Ireland
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