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Brooklyn (2015)

Based on the novel by Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn stars Saoirse Ronan as Eilis, a young Irish woman who emigrates to America during the early 1950s. Settling in Brooklyn, New York, Eilis meets and falls in love with a young Italian-American man named Tony, but their relationship is tested when Eilis must return to Ireland after a family tragedy. Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters also star. 

Brooklyn
PG-13
Drama
Comedy
Documentary
Romance
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Director
John Crowley
Release Date
October 20, 2015
Studio(s)
Lionsgate , 20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century , Lionsgate
Cast
Domhnall Gleeson , Jim Broadbent , Mary O'Driscoll , Emory Cohen , Michael Zegen , Saoirse Ronan , Julie Walters
Writers
Nick Hornby , Colm Toibin
Runtime
111minutes
Budget
$11 million

Summary

Set in 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey (Ronan) must choose between two men and two countries.

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