Out of Ireland

By using letters from Irish immigrants to their families back home in Ireland, director Paul Wagner creates a documentary portrait of the Irish exodus to the United States. He focuses on the experiences of eight immigrants to showcase the issues that motivated the wave of departures, which included religious repression as well as crippling poverty. Actors such as Liam Neeson bring the letters to life, and experts on immigration also lend their analyses.

Upphovsland: USA