Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that his is an untenable situation. The Irish courts put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages. Although a sympathetic judge assures Desmond that he’ll get his children back after he gets a job, he learns there’s another barrier. During that time, Evelyn suffers abuse while Desmond goes to court to get his children back. A barmaid, her brother, her suitor, and a tippling footballer become Desmond’s team. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies & Sophie Vavasseur., Losing his three children when his wife leaves him, desperate father Desmond takes his custody battle into the highest courts in Ireland. Real life drama with an unfamiliar role for Pierce ‘007’ Brosnan., In 1953, Desmond Doyle was a house painter and decorator who, despite a strong work ethic, had a hard time holding on to steady work. One day his wife walked away from her home, leaving Desmond to raise their three children on his own. While Desmond struggles to keep body and soul together for his children, his sporadic employment eventually attracts the attention of the law, and a court order sends his two sons and young daughter to separate Catholic orphanages until Desmond can prove he’s capable of properly supporting them., One man takes on the Irish family law system and the Catholic Church in a bid to be reunited with his children in this drama, based on a true story. In 1953, Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan) was a house painter and decorator who, despite a strong work ethic, had a hard time holding on to steady work. Desmond’s wife had grown tired of her marriage and her husband’s financial problems, and one day walked away from her home, leaving Desmond to raise their three children on his own. While Desmond struggles to keep body and soul together for his children, his sporadic employment eventually attracts the attention of the law, and a court order sends his two sons and young daughter to separate Catholic orphanages until Desmond can prove he’s capable of properly supporting them. However, Desmond discovers merely getting work is not enough to bring his children back to him, and when he learns that his daughter, Evelyn (Sophie Vavasseur), is having a rough time of it at the hands of several stern nuns, he becomes determined to win their custody in a court of law. Through Bernadette (Julianna Margulies), a barmaid who has caught his eye, Desmond meets Michael Beattie (Stephen Rea), a lawyer and Bernadette’s brother. While Michael doesn’t believe Desmond’s case can be won in an Irish court, his partner Nick Barron (Aidan Quinn), an expatriate American who lost custody of his own children in a divorce proceeding, is eager to help, and they agree to take the case. However, they both realize they’re fighting an uphill battle, and so they persuade Thomas Connolly (Alan Bates), a former football star who became one of Ireland’s most respected barristers, to lend his knowledge and prestige to the case. Leading man Bronson also served a co-producer for Evelyn; Bruce Beresford directed, who previously collaborated with Pierce Brosnan on Mister Johnson., In this charged courtroom drama, a poor father (Pierce Brosnan) butts heads with the Catholic Church and accepted Irish law in 1953 Dublin. When the wife of Desmond Doyle (Brosnan) abandons the family, social workers declare him an unfit father and place his children in orphanages. But a determined Doyle decides to take on both august institutions. Julianna Margulies, Sophie Vavasseur., Moving drama in which an unemployed father fights a custody battle in the high courts of Ireland when his three children are put into orphanages after his wife walks out on him.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Evelyn ” ?
A: The main cast includes Pierce Brosnan,Sophie Vavasseur,Julianna Margulies,Aidan Quinn,Stephen Rea,Alan Bates,John Lynch,Andrea Irvine,Karen Ardiff,Alan Barry,Niall Beagan,Hugh MacDonagh,Frank Kelly,Mairead Devlin,Claire Mullan,Alvaro Lucchesi,Garrett Keogh,Daithi O’Suilleabhain,Marian Quinn,Bosco Hogan,Des Braiden,Sorcha Herlihy,Lauren Carpenter,Lauren O’Connell,Hugh Grogan,Peter Fowl,Gail Fitzpatrick,Pat McGrath,Mark Lambert,Conor Evans,Eamon Rohan,Brian McGrath,Mick Nolan,Luke Hayden,Don Foley,Bill Golding,Mark Heslop,John Stoddart,Mario Ohoven,Eberhard Kayser,Kieran Corrigan,John Hubbard,Lyn Johnson,Andre Fleuren,Ian Bailie,Bronco McLouglin,André Fleuren,Stephen Endelman,Richard Pryke,Ros Hubbard,Cynthia A. Palormo,Josie MacAvin,Simon Bosanquet,Maurice Foley,Joan Bergin,Humphrey Dixon,Paul Pender.
Q: When Did the “Evelyn” Released?
A: The Movie “Evelyn” originally aired on 2002-09-09 and released in the year of 2002.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Evelyn” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Evelyn” ?
A: “Evelyn” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
