Stella Days

Mar 9, 2012

1h 40m

★ 6.5

One man, a small town and a big idea.

Overview

A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he has raised enough money for the building of a new church, he decides to open a cinema in the local town.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Newgrange Pictures

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Stella Days Trailers

Cast

Fr. Daniel Barry

Martin Sheen

Joey

Joey O'Sullivan

Tim Lynch

Trystan Gravelle

Molly

Marcella Plunkett

Brendan

Stephen Rea

Bishop Hegarty

Tom Hickey

Julia McSweeney

Derbhle Crotty

Eileen

Amy Huberman

Jimmy

Garrett Lombard

Miss Courtney

Ruth McCabe

Emmet Quinn

David Herlihy

Des

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