Series/Themes: Drama, Spotlight Screenings

Film Year: 2015

Locations: Ireland, UK, Canada

Film Length: 111 min.

Director: John Crowley

Featuring: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Zegen

Brooklyn tells the moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

Presented by Violet Crown Charlottesville