Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

• DirectorMichael Whyte
• Release18 October 1992
• Genre
  TV Movie / Drama
• Duration1h 30m
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• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  6.4
  6 reviews
• Productions

  BBC Film, First Film Company