In America (2002) - Details

AKA : East of Harlem

A semi-autobiographical story written and directed by Jim Sheridan (MY LEFT FOOT, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER), whose previous films have won two Academy Awards® and received a total of 13 Oscar® nominations. With their two young daughters in tow, Johnny and Sarah emigrate from Ireland to New York City in pursuit of a dream. The family uses ingenuity and sheer strength of will to make the most of their new life. Ultimately it is their kindness to a stranger and that stranger’s response in return that builds their new home. © 2000-2002 20th Century Fox. All rights reserved