In America

Med hjälp av ett poetiskt bilspråk, spetsat med barndomlig magi, illustrerar Jim Sheridan hur medlemmarna i den ekonomiskt utsatta lilla familjen mår och reagerar och interagerar i sin nya situation...

Lovingly shot, with a remarkable debut from Sarah Bolger, who along with sister Emma, gives one of the greatest ever child performances.

. Their story is fluently told and naturally emotional...

…is not unsentimental about its new arrivals (the movie has a warm heart and frankly wants to move us), but it is perceptive about the countless ways in which it is hard to be poor and a stranger in a new land.

...simple and unpretentious but its humanity and message of inclusiveness is evoked with heart-warming profundity.