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Monday, February 29, 2016

Brooklyn (2015)


"Two countries, two loves, one heart."


Directed by John Crowley
Produced by Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Screenplay by Nick Hornby
Based on "Brooklyn" by Colm Tóibín
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters
Music by Michael Brook
Cinematography: Yves Bélanger
Edited by Jake Roberts
Production company: BFI, BBC Films, Wildgaze Films
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United Kingdom & Ireland)
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $44 million


"Brooklyn" is a romantic drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name. It tells the story of a young Irish woman's immigration to Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within them for her.