Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.
Cast
Julie Christie
Helen Cuffe
Donald Sutherland
Roger Hawthorne
John Lynch
Damian Sweeney
Mark Tandy
Manus Dempsey
Ingrid Craigie
Mary Heron
Frank McCusker
Jack Cuffe
Niall Cusack
Father Quinlan
Maire Hastings
Mrs Sweeney
Peadar Lamb
Mr Hasson
Ann Callanan
Policewoman
Gary Walker
Policeman
Johnny O'Doherty Craig
Young Jack Cuffe
Crew
Michael Whyte
Director
Shelagh Delaney
Writer
Jennifer Johnston
Novel
John Stothart
Editor
Bruno de Keyzer
Director of Photography
Dermot Boyd
First Assistant Director
Mark Shivas
Executive Producer
Roger Randall-Cutler
Producer
Andrée Molyneux
Producer
Tony Burrough
Production Design
Richard Hartley
Original Music Composer
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