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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic Noel Murray

...an old-fashioned entertainment, but one so masterfully crafted and heartfelt that it’s hard not to love.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Glenn Kenny
rated 10

The director and screenwriter have been gifted with anextraordinary lead actor. In the role of Eilis, Saorise Ronan is as alert,intelligent, and emotionally alive as the character herself.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...Ronan, who gives such a tremendous performance.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Angie Errigo
rated 8

Her inability to say what should be said makes you want to scream. But that is painfully believable, and not just in 1952.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Tim Robey
rated 8

The star of Brooklyn is Fiona Weir not a person who appears on screen at any stage, but the woman who cast it.

Read full review at The Telegraph
Critic Lise Ulrich
rated 7

Ronan og Cohens kemi hører til blandt de seneste mange års absolut mest charmerende filmpar. Så knuselskelig cute er duoen...

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Signe Mai Søsted
rated 7

Hendes præstation som den generte, kønne, kløgtige Eilis med mod og mandshjerte overbeviste mig fuldstændig om, at subtilt kan være ganske rigeligt.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Helena Lindblad
rated 6

Det finns något äkta och innerligt i Saoirse Ronans porträtt av den känslomässigt ituslitna Eilis....

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

John Crowley
Director
Jim Broadbent
As Father Flood
Ellen David
As Mrs. Fiorello
Julie Walters
As Madge Kehoe
Alain Goulem
As Joshua Rosenblum
Jane Wheeler
As Bartocci Customer #1
Saoirse Ronan
As Eilis Lacey

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In 1950s Ireland, Eilis Lacey, a young woman with ambition but limited opportunities, emigrates to Brooklyn in search of a brighter future. Leaving behind her mother and sister, Rose, Eilis faces loneliness and homesickness in her new life. She finds solace in an Italian-American community and falls for Tony, a charming bomb disposal officer. As she settles into her new life, Eilis must make a difficult choice between two men - Tony and Jim - and two countries - Ireland and America. Based on the novel by Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn is a poignant tale of love, loss, and the complexities of immigration. With Saoirse Ronan's powerful performance as Eilis Lacey at its center, this film explores the challenges faced by young women who leave their homes behind to seek out new lives in unfamiliar lands.

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