Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
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Contemplative, earnest, intimate and character-led.
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Meryl StreepKate Mundy
- Catherine McCormackChristina 'Chrissy' Mundy
- Brid BrennanAgnes 'Aggie' Mundy
- Kathy BurkeMargaret 'Maggie' Mundy
- Sophie ThompsonRose 'Rosie' Mundy
- Michael GambonFather Jack Mundy
- Rhys IfansGerry Evans
- Lorcan CranitchDanny Bradley
- Darrell JohnstonMichael 'Mike' Mundy
- John KavanaghFather Carlin
Crew
- Pat O'ConnorDirector
- Frank McGuinnessScreenplay
- Kenneth MacMillanDirector of Photography
- Bill WhelanOriginal Music Composer
- Humphrey DixonEditor
- Noel PearsonProducer
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