Evelyn

In 1953 Desmond Doyle (Brosnan) was a hard working family man living in Ireland. Though he had a strong work ethic, Desmond had trouble holding onto a job, but he did his best to care for his wife and three children. His best was not good enough, though, and his wife ran off with another man leaving Desmond to raise his two young sons and daughter "Evelyn" (Vavasseur). Deciding that an unemployed father was not suitable to raise three children, the court sent his children to live in separate orphanages until he could prove himself capable of raising them. Desmond soon learned, however, that getting his children back was not going to be as easy as he had hoped. But with the help of friends and a supportive lawyer (Quinn) he stayed determined, and in an attempt to challenge an ironclad law he took his case to Ireland's Supreme Court in a bid to win back custody of his children. Based on a true story. (Tricia Littrell)