Angela's Ashes
“The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.”
1999 · 2 h 25 min
Directed by 
Alan Parker
Alan ParkerCast
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Plot
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick, where poverty, prejudice and the father's alcoholism mark the boy's childhood.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alan Parker's adaptation of Frank McCourt's memoir is bleak and well made, though its rain-soaked misery can be wearing.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (24,680 votes)
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