Brooklyn (2015)
Sure, the film is called Brooklyn, so you may be skeptical about it being an “Irish” movie. However, the action begins in Enniscorthy, Ireland. Saoirse Ronan – who screams “Ireland” – plays a young woman who decides to emigrate from her small Irish town to the titular New York borough.
Her experience as an Irish immigrant in America is key to the film, but the crux of Ronan’s character’s conflict is whether or not to stay in Brooklyn or return to her Irish hometown. Indeed, Ireland looms over all of the film.
Also, Ronan is a great actress. She earned her second of four Oscar nominations for Brooklyn. She’s just entering her thirties. What a star.
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