The Nephew
The Nephew | |
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Directed by | Niall Toibin |
Music by | Stephen McKeon |
Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Ireland |
Language | English |
Box office | £241,000 (UK/Ireland)[1] |
The Nephew is a 1998 film directed by
Plot
Following the death of his father, and later his mother, a long time Irish immigrant to the United States, the teenage and biracial Chad travels from his home in New York to a small Irish island where his mother was brought up, to live with his uncle, a smalltime farmer.
In addition to facing initial prejudices, Chad finds himself the center of a grievance his uncle Tony (Donal McCann) holds against local bar owner Joe Brady (Pierce Brosnan), for his illicit relationship with Chad's mother, which Tony opposed, before she left twenty years before.
Further complications ensue when Chad develops a relationship with Brady's daughter Aislinn (
Production
The Nephew was the first film released by Irish DreamTime, a production company which had been founded by Pierce Brosnan and film producer Beau St. Clair in 1996.[2]
Locations in Ireland used for shooting The Nephew included Roundwood, Wicklow Town, Wicklow Head.[3] A large prop Cromlech was built for the movie.
Reception
The film grossed £241,000 ($0.4 million) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]
References
- ^ a b "British biz at the box office". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 72.
- ^ McNary, Dave (11 January 2016). "Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's Producing Partner, Dies". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ County Wicklow Film Commission
External links
- The Nephew at IMDb
- The Nephew at the TCM Movie Database
- The Nephew at Rotten Tomatoes