TV MovieDramaRomance

Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

Credits

Julie ChristieHelen Cuffe

Donald SutherlandRoger Hawthorne

John LynchDamian Sweeney

Mark TandyManus Dempsey

Ingrid CraigieMary Heron