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Cast & Crew

Jim Sheridan
Director
Jim Sheridan
Writer
Vanessa Redgrave
As Old Roseanne McNulty
Eric Bana
As Dr. William Grene
Susan Lynch
As Nurse
Rooney Mara
As Young Roseanne McNulty
Theo James
As Father Gaunt
Pauline McLynn
As Anne McCartney

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Set in Ireland during World War II, a young woman named Rose is accused of murdering her baby and is sent to a mental hospital. Fifty years later, a psychiatrist named Dr. Stephen Grene is tasked with evaluating whether Rose should be transferred or released. Rose tells her story to Dr. Grene using the pages of a Bible, revealing a life full of love, loss, and secrets. Through her narrative, the film explores themes of religion, politics, and gender inequality in Ireland during the 1920s and 1930s. As Dr. Grene delves deeper into Rose's past, he uncovers a history that is both heartbreaking and inspiring.

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