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Evelyn

Evelyn

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 30, 2002

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama

User Score

64%

Original Title

Evelyn

Production Companies

CineEvelyn, Irish Dreamtime

Director

Bruce Beresford

Description

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.