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Angela's Ashes

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An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1999-12-25

Runtime: 145 mins

Director: Alan Parker

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Angela's Ashes

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Brown Productions, Dirty Hands Productions, Scott Rudin Productions

Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America

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