Brooklyn tells the profoundly 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.
United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, 2015
Drama, 117min
Saoirse Ronan
Domhnall Gleeson
Emory Cohen
Jim Broadbent
Julie Walters
Jessica Paré
Director: John Crowley
Screenwriter: Nick Hornby
Co-Producers: Pierre Even and Marie-Claude Poulin
Producers: Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
Executive Producers: Christine Langan, Beth Pattinson, Thorsten Schumacher
Zygi Kamasa Hussain Amarshi and Alan Moloney
Adapted from the novel by Colm Tóibín
Director of Photography: Yves Bélanger C.S.C.
Production Designer: François Séguin
Editor: Jake Roberts
Sound: Glenn Freemantle
Costume Designer: Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Original Score: Michael Brook
Casting Director: Fiona Weir
Still Photographer: Kerry Brown
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Official selection
BRITISH SCREENWRITERS’AWARDS
Won, British Screenwriters’ Award
ACADEMY AWARDS – OSCARS
Nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year (Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Saoirse Ronan)
Nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published (Nick Hornby)
GOLDEN GLOBES
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama (Saoirse Ronan)
BAFTA AWARDS
Winner for Oustanding British Film
Nominated for Leading Actress (Saoirse Ronan)
Nominated for Supporting Actress (Julie Walters)
Nominated for Adapted Screenplay (Nick Hornby)
Nominated for Costume Design (Odile Dicks-Mireaux)
Nominated for Make-Up and Hair (Morna Ferguson and Lorraine Glynn)
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS
Winner for Achievement in Cinematography (Yves Bélanger)
Winner for Achievement in Music – Original Score (Michael Brook)
Nominated for Best Motion Picture (Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin, Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey)
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS
Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Saoirse Ronan)
TIFF
Official selection
