Lost in the lure of the promises that America holds, a young immigrant from the Ireland moves to America.The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps her into the intoxicating charm of love, but in no time her past comes chasing after her.
Based on Colm Toibin's novel, and starring Saoirse Ronan as an Irish immigrant in 1950s New York, this genial drama about leaving home welcomes you in.
With compassion, a touch of melancholy and a sense of wonder, Brooklyn reveals the profound truths in a simple, familiar story, ending on a note that's achingly bittersweet, no matter where you're from.
Starring Saoirse Ronan in a career-defining role (even more so than her first Academy Award-nominated performance in 2007's Atonement), it may just be among the finer historical period pieces in recent memory.
