Young teenagers Jack (Dean Pritchard) and Con (Gary Lydon) are two brothers living in a rural village in 1970s Ireland. Their father, Frank (Des Cave), is a widower and leads a lonely existence, often taking out his frustration on his two sons. After a favorite uncle dies, the boys are even more adrift -- until their Aunt Miriam (Lisa Harrow) comes to live with the family. Her influence softens Frank's rougher edges, and she provides a motherly presence for the boys that is sorely needed.
Young teenagers Jack (Dean Pritchard) and Con (Gary Lydon) are two brothers living in a rural village in 1970s Ireland. Their father, Frank (Des Cave), is a widower and leads a lonely existence, often taking out his frustration on his two sons. After a favorite uncle dies, the boys are even more adrift -- until their Aunt Miriam (Lisa Harrow)...