Hush-a-Bye Baby (1990)
1h 12m
Running Time
March 9, 1990Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Emer McCourt
Goretti Friel
Michael Liebman
Ciarán
Michael Liebmann
Ciarán
Cathy Casey
Dinky
Julie Rodgers
Majella
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad / Music / Original Music Composer
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
Tom Collins
Producer
Maureen Dow
Sister Concilia
Declan McLaughlin
Patrick McGuigan
Martin Duffy
Editor
Sean Carlin
Gareth McGuigan
John Coyle
Davey McGuigan
Bernie Downes
Radio Voiceover (voice)
Margo Harkin
Writer / Director
Tommy Collins
Producer
Stephanie English
Writer
Martin Duffy
Editor
Breffni Byrne
Director of Photography
Liam Saurin
Sound
Diane Menaul
Production Design
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
abortion
the troubles
teen pregnancy
reproductive freedom
Wiki.
Hush-a-Bye Baby is a 1989 Northern Irish television film directed by Margo Harkin. Set in Derry in 1984, the film deals with the story of Goretti Friel, a fifteen-year-old Catholic girl who found herself pregnant during the Troubles.
The film marks the acting debut of Irish singer and songwriter Sinéad O'Connor.
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