Directed by:
Gillies MacKinnonCinematography:
John de BormanComposer:
John E. KeaneCast:
Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Brenda Fricker, Jean-Marc Barr, Sarah Bolger, Alan Devlin, Heike Makatsch, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Iain Glen (more)Plots(1)
Marilyn Vine's (Andie MacDowell) idyllic life in Connecticut is devastated by the tragic death of her only son Dale during his 15th birthday party. 3,000 miles away, Ria Lynch's (Olivia Williams) marriage comes to a stunningly abrupt end in Dublin, Ireland, when husband Danny (Iain Glen) reveals that he is leaving her for his pregnant mistress, Bernadette (Heike Makatsch). An accidental phone call brings these two otherwise unrelated women together and, in their mutual need for space and time alone, they agree to a two-month house exchange. In swapping homes, both women slowly find healing and strength through new surroundings and the kindness of others and gradually learn to accept the reality of their changed lives. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Andie MacDowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886172_fd2e27.jpg)
Andie MacDowell
USA
Best movies:
Groundhog Day (1993)
Only the Brave (2017)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Olivia Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/113/164113355_eb674c.jpg)
Olivia Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Father (2020)
Now Is Good (2012)
![Stephen Rea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218630_87dbf6.jpg)
Stephen Rea
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Crying Game (1992)
Michael Collins (1996)
![Brenda Fricker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/324/164324195_e836a3.jpg)
Brenda Fricker
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
A Time to Kill (1996)
![Jean-Marc Barr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267935_5c242b.jpg)
Jean-Marc Barr
West Germany
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
The Big Blue (1988)
![Sarah Bolger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/671/160671818_0c61e5.jpg)
Sarah Bolger
Ireland
Best movies:
My All-American (2015)
In America (2002)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Alan Devlin
Best movies:
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Omagh (2004) (TV movie)
![Heike Makatsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/472/159472249_ac8880.jpg)
Heike Makatsch
West Germany
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
![Maria Doyle Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/821/161821536_9dcc64.jpg)
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Ireland
Best movies:
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Sing Street (2016)
The Commitments (1991)
![Iain Glen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/202/163202981_1e1c30.png)
Iain Glen
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
![August Zirner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058474_a68d19.jpg)
August Zirner
USA
Best movies:
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
Voyager (1991)
Colonia (2015)
![Bronagh Gallagher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/428/428874_b58331.jpg)
Bronagh Gallagher
UK
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Magdalen Laundry (2002) (TV movie)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Sean Power
Ireland
Best movies:
Cowboys & Angels (2003)
360 (2011)
Tara Road (2005)
Pat McGrath
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Spy Game (2001)
Once (2007)
Ruby Wax
USA
Best movies:
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
Shock Treatment (1981)
Dearbhla Molloy
Ireland
Best movies:
Wallander (2008) (series)
Frankie Starlight (1995)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)