The Nephew is a 1998 film directed by Eugene Brady, which tells the story of a young biracial American man, Chad Egan-Washington (played by Hill Harper).
| The Nephew | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eugene Brady |
| Written by | Eugene Brady |
| Produced by | Jerry A. Baerwitz Pierce Brosnan Doug Mayfield |
| Starring | Donal McCann Pierce Brosnan Hill Harper Aislín McGuckin Niall Toibin |
| Music by | Stephen McKeon |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £241,000 (UK/Ireland)[1] |
Plot
editFollowing the death of his father, and later his mother, a long time Irish immigrant to the United States, the teenage and biracial Chad travels from his home in New York to a small Irish island where his mother was brought up, to live with his uncle, a smalltime farmer.
In addition to facing initial prejudices, Chad finds himself the center of a grievance his uncle Tony (Donal McCann) holds against local bar owner Joe Brady (Pierce Brosnan), for his illicit relationship with Chad's mother, which Tony opposed, before she left twenty years before.
Further complications ensue when Chad develops a relationship with Brady's daughter Aislinn (Aislin McGuckin). Her admirer Peter O'Boyce (David Quinn), who works in her father's bar, is jealous and attempts to stop the ensuing romance.
Production
editThe Nephew was the first film released by Irish DreamTime, a production company which had been founded by Pierce Brosnan and film producer Beau St. Clair in 1996.[2]
Locations in Ireland used for shooting The Nephew included Roundwood, Wicklow Town, Wicklow Head.[3] A large prop Cromlech was built for the movie.
Reception
editThe film grossed £241,000 ($0.4 million) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "British biz at the box office". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 72.
- ^ McNary, Dave (11 January 2016). "Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's Producing Partner, Dies". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ County Wicklow Film Commission
External links
edit- The Nephew at IMDb
- The Nephew at the TCM Movie Database
- The Nephew at Rotten Tomatoes
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