Korea (1996)
Overview
A powerful story of the relationship between father and son, John and Eamon Doyle. It is set in rural Ireland during the 1950s, a period of mass emigration and social change. Young Irish emigrants, on arriving in America, have been enlisted and sent to fight in the Korean war. One of those emigrants, Luke Moran, dies in Korea and his home village is awash with rumours about the compensation the Moran family received upon Luke's death. John Doyle hears the rumours but remains silent. Ben Moran is John's arch-enemy, a feud traced back to the Irish Civil War. Eamon comforts and falls in love with Una Moran. His father feeling betrayed, blames Ben Moran for everything and is prepared to sacrifice Eamon in seeking vengeance as a contemporary Romeo and Juliet story unfolds.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.167 |
Directed By
Cathal Black
Crew
Darryl Collins
Cathal Black
Tommy Collins
Nic Morris
Emer Reynolds
Ned McLoughlin
Mark Lowry
Brendan Rankin
Carol Betera
Pamela Smyth
Jo Homewood
Brendan Campbell
Maurice Foley
David Grennan
Davey Logan
Denis Mortell
Dermot Diskin
Carol Moorhead
John McGahern
Cathal Black
Joe O'Byrne
Cathal Black
TOP CAST
Andrew Scott
Eamon Doyle
Donal Donnelly
John Doyle
Fiona Molony
Una Moran
Vass Anderson
Ben Moran
Eileen Ward
Mrs. Moran
Pat Fitzpatrick
Mick Farrell
Christopher Callery
Barman
Sadie Maguire
Mrs. Maguire
Peter MacNamee
Postman
Gus Ward
Doctor Whelan
Stephen Holland
Luke Moran
Siobhán Dooney
Mary Doyle
Bill Hickey
Priest
Cathal Farrelly
American attache
Gary Reillly
1st Altar boy
Charles McGuinness
2nd Altar boy
Franci Smith
Veteran
Dan Moynihan
Veteran
Mick O'Brien
Veteran
Catriona Canavan
Sean nós singer
Tommy McArdle
1st Farmer
Hugh B. O'Brien
2nd Farmer
Jim Wilkinson
Ticket Agent
Michael Thornton
ESB Speaker
Barry Julien
Principal
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