This Is My Father (1998)

This Is My Father | Canada| Ireland

When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson (James Caan) discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, Kieran looks to his mother (Moya Farrelly) for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland. In flashbacks, we watch a romance develop between Kieran's mother, a college girl, and his father (Aidan Quinn), an inarticulat

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Director

Paul Quinn

Stars

Aidan Quinn
Kieran O'Day

James Caan
Kieran Johnson

Stephen Rea
Mission Priest

John Cusack
Eddie Sharp

Colm Meaney
Seamus, Owner of the Bed-and-Breakfast

Brendan Gleeson
Garda Jim

Jacob Tierney
Jack, Kieran Johnson's Nephew

Moira Deady
Mrs. Kearney

Susan Almgren
Betty

John Kavanaugh
Liam Finneran

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Keywords

father, independent film, illinois, ireland

Production

Hummingbird Communications, Filmline International, Father Productions

Actor

Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Stephen Rea, John Cusack, Colm Meaney, Brendan Gleeson, Jacob Tierney, Moira Deady, Susan Almgren, John Kavanaugh, Aiden Condron, Eamon Morrissey, Devon Murray, Maria McDermottroe, Fiona Glascott, Gina Moxley, Moya Farrelly, Donal Donnelly, Marian Quinn, Pauline Hutton, Françoise Graton, Joel Gordon, Alexandra Spunt, Victoria Sanchez, Terrence Scammell, Pat Leavy, Peadar Lamb, Sean Madden, Pat Shortt, Sheila Flitton, Nevan Finegan, Oran Finnegan, Karen Ardiff, Michael Byrne, Michael West, Michael K. DeVaney, Karl Hayden, Gavin O'Connor, Kieran Hanrahan, Frank O'Dwyer, Andrew Bennett, Brendan Conroy, Gary Merrigan

Creators

John Hubbard (Casting), Declan Quinn (Director of Photography), Ros Hubbard (Casting), Consolata Boyle (Costume Design), Claude Paré (Art Direction), Elie Samaha (Executive Producer), Aidan Quinn (Executive Producer), Benjamin Robin (Makeup Department Head), Nicolas Clermont (Producer), Nadia Rona (Casting), Kieran Corrigan (Executive Producer), Glenn Berman (Editor), Paul Quinn (Director), Rosina Bucci (Casting), Philip King (Producer), Fiona Connon (Key Makeup Artist), Jacquie Rahal (Makeup & Hair), Donal Lunny (Original Music Composer), Frank Conway (Production Design), Lesley Oakley (Supervising Art Director), Altman E. Robert (Line Producer), Stewart Harding (Co-Producer), Gerry Grennell (Dialogue Coach), Denise Watson (Assistant Makeup Artist), Sarah Power (Associate Producer)

Alternative titles

En busca de una familia (CL)

Release dates

07.05.1999 (US)
14.06.1998 (US)