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The Dawning

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Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins) is a member of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and on the run from the authorities in the early 1920s. Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon) is an 18-year-old girl who's lost her parents but believes her father is still alive. She meets Angus after discovering someone has slept in her beach hut, and the two form a close, if guarded, friendship. Nancy assists Angus in getting messages to his cohorts, unaware that doing so will have deadly consequences.

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Hilary Mantel The Spectator 04/11/2019
Decorous direction and a stately pace render it indistinguishable from all those other films where sweet gels in pretty frocks take tea in the garden. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 09/27/2024 Solid premise iffy execution. See more 04/30/2012 Nice drama for a quiet night. See more 09/25/2010 Adequate drama of a girl's emerging sense of the greater world beyond her own. Full of acting greats, unfortunately none of their roles are fully fleshed out, a real shame is that Jean Simmons and Anthony Hopkins share no scenes. A bit too leisurely paced to be really involving. See more 12/05/2007 Anthony Hopkins stars in this beautifully-filmed little movie that tells a simple story against a background of Irish political upheaval See more Read all reviews
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Robert Knights

Director

Anthony Hopkins

Cassius

Rebecca Pidgeon

Nancy Gulliver

Jean Simmons

Aunt Mary
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Synopsis Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins) is a member of the newly formed Irish Republican Army and on the run from the authorities in the early 1920s. Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon) is an 18-year-old girl who's lost her parents but believes her father is still alive. She meets Angus after discovering someone has slept in her beach hut, and the two form a close, if guarded, friendship. Nancy assists Angus in getting messages to his cohorts, unaware that doing so will have deadly consequences.
Director
Robert Knights
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround