“It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.”
Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.
Director: Ken Loach
Bruce Jones
Bob
Julie Brown
Anne
Gemma Phoenix
Coleen
Ricky Tomlinson
Tommy
Tom Hickey
Father Barry
Mike Fallon
Jimmy
Ronnie Ravey
Butcher
Lee Brennan
Irishman
1966