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This Is My Father
“A Journey of the Heart.”
5.8 / 10• 1999• 1h 59m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, he looks to his mother for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland.
Cast & Crew
Aidan Quinn
Kieran O'Day
Lead
James Caan
Kieran Johnson
Stephen Rea
Mission Priest
John Cusack
Eddie Sharp
Jacob Tierney
Jack
Colm Meaney
Seamus
Donal Donnelly
John Maney
Brendan Gleeson
Garda Jim
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Quinn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. This Is My Father is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
