Hush-a-Bye Baby 1990 Directed by Margo Harkin
1980s Derry: Goretti Friel, one of a spirited group of teenage friends, meets Ciarán at her Irish language class, and romance blossoms. When he is arrested and imprisoned by the British army, Goretti is dismayed to find herself pregnant. Left to deal with the crisis alone, she is tormented by the conflicts of her growing belly and the influence of a Catholic upbringing.
Production Companies
Channel 4 Television
,
RTÉ
,
British Screen
,
The Arts Council
,
Derry Film and Video Workshop
Release Date 9 March 1990
72 mins
Cast
Emer McCourt
Goretti Friel
Michael Liebman
Ciarán
Cathy Casey
Dinky
Julie Rodgers
Majella
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad
Rosina Brown
Mrs Friel
Seamus Ball
Mr Friel
Julie McDonald
Fidelma
Marie Jones
Mrs McGuigan
Alan Howley
Lenny
David Coyle
Father Devine
Brenda Winter
Schoolteacher
Seán Doherty
Irish Speaking Soldier
Brendan Mac Gabhann
Irish Teacher
Irene Bates
Bean an tí/Woman of the House
Maureen Dow
Sister Concilia
Declan McLaughlin
Patrick McGuigan
Sean Carlin
Gareth McGuigan
John Coyle
Davey McGuigan
Bernie Downes
Radio Voiceover (voice)
John McMenamin
Michael McGuigan
Paul Deane
Seamus McGuigan
John McDaid
Paul McGuigan
Leanbh Taylor Feeney
Fidelmo's Child
Charlie Doherty
Fidelmo's Child
Liam Donnelly
Clitoris Allsorts
Sean Green
Mocker
Lawrence Elliott
1st British Army Patrol
Billy McFeely
1st British Army Patrol
John Harris
2nd British Army Patrol
Tom Collins
Prison Warden
Eddy Doherty
Prison Warder
Brian Hagerty
R.U.C. Man
Paddy O'Carroll
Student
Paula Doherty
Barperson
Orla Kavanagh
Child at baptism
George Kelly
Ceili Band
George Kilkie
Ceili Band
Paddy McCafferty
Ceili Band
Brendan Gunn
Ceili Band
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