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A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.


“Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.”
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Meryl Streep
Kate Mundy

Catherine McCormack
Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy

Brid Brennan
Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy

Kathy Burke
Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy

Sophie Thompson
Rose 'Rosie' Mundy

Michael Gambon
Father Jack Mundy

Rhys Ifans
Gerry Evans

Lorcan Cranitch
Danny Bradley
Darrell Johnston
Michael 'Mike' Mundy

John Kavanagh
Father Carlin
Dancing at Lughnasa is a drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of sibling relationship, narration, dementia, based on play or musical, sister, slice of life. Directed by Pat O'Connor, it stars Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Brid Brennan. Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
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