This Is My Father

Nan
1h 59m
1999
5.4 /10 (12)

A Journey of the Heart.

Overview

When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, he looks to his mother for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland.

Country : Canada, Ireland
Languages : English
Released Date: 1999-05-07

Top Billed Cast

Aidan Quinn

Kieran O'Day

James Caan

Kieran Johnson

Stephen Rea

Mission Priest

John Cusack

Eddie Sharp

Jacob Tierney

Jack

Colm Meaney

Seamus

Donal Donnelly

John Maney

Brendan Gleeson

Garda Jim

John Kavanaugh

Liam Finneran

Eamon Morrissey

Father Mooney

Maria McDermottroe

Mrs. Maney

Gina Moxley

Widow Flynn

Moya Farrelly

Fiona Flynn

Moira Deady

Mrs. Kearney

Susan Almgren

Betty

Pauline Hutton

Maria

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