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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jim Sheridan (written by) &
Naomi Sheridan (written by) ...
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Release Date:
31 October 2003 (UK) more
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Plot:
An Irish immigrant family adjusts to life in the United States. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 33 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Indiana Jones Makes $25 Million In A Day - In America Alone
 (From WENN. 23 May 2008, 10:31 AM, PDT)

Morton To Become a Mother Again
 (From WENN. 8 August 2007)

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One of the most authentically felt films I've ever seen. more (259 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paddy Considine ... Johnny

Samantha Morton ... Sarah
Sarah Bolger ... Christy
Emma Bolger ... Ariel

Neal Jones ... Immigration Officer #1

Randall Carlton ... Immigration Officer #2
Ciaran Cronin ... Frankie

Djimon Hounsou ... Mateo

Juan Carlos Hernández ... Papo (as Juan Hernandez)

Nye Heron ... Blind Man
Jason Salkey ... Tony
Rene Millan ... Steve
Sara James ... Papo's Girlfriend
Bob Gallico ... Theatre Director

Jason Killalee ... Assistant Theatre Director
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
East of Harlem (UK) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, drug references, brief violence and language. (edited version)
Runtime:
105 min
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #39306) | USA:R (original rating) | Ireland:12PG

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Trivia:
Jim Sheridan said in interview that the character of Frankie, the dead son, was based Frankie Sheridan, his late brother. The film is dedicated to this Frankie in closing credits. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When talking about Christy's blood, Johnny's position changes between shots several times. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Christy: [voiceover] There's some things you should wish for and some things you shouldn't. That's what my little brother Frankie told me. He told me I only had three wishes, and I looked into his eyes, and I don't know why I believed him.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Disco Inferno more

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56 out of 68 people found the following review useful.
One of the most authentically felt films I've ever seen., 21 November 2003
Author: RealScience from Los Angeles, CA

I'm not really big on this kind of film, but this one won me over in a big way. Jim Sheridan has such a sure hand as a director that even as the story meanders along, and you're not quite sure where things are going, you know HE knows and you end up trusting him and going along for whatever ride he wants to take you on. The characters and the actors portraying them are so winning, you don't want the movie to end. You just want to stay with them forever.

Every role, right down to the two border guards and the hospital administrator are perfectly cast and performed. The two sisters playing the daughters are amazing. But the acting in the film really belongs to Samantha Morton. It really is a high wire act. In lesser hands this character might have been completely unbelievable. But her love for her husband and children is so palpable, you completely buy everything she has to go through with them.

There were so many chances for cheap sentiment here, but the movie never went there. Really beautiful.

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