Movie Reviews: Brooklyn, He Named Me Malala, Kill Your Friends

Adapted from Colm Tóibín’s best-selling novel, Brooklyn (12A) stars Saoirse Ronan as Eilis, a young woman chafing at the lack of opportunities available to her in 1950s Enniscorthy. 

Emigration to America and a new life in Brooklyn offers employment, a sense of self-worth and even the promise of romance when she meets Italian-American Tony (Emory Cohen).

Home is where the heart is, however, and Eilis finds herself horribly torn between her old and new lives. Directed by John Crowley, Brooklyn is a beautifully elegant tale, a tragedy in a minor key.