Storyline

James Francis "Ginger" Coffey has no luck finding a job in his native Ireland and him being a dreamer, he decides the place to find a job is Canada. He moves his wife, Vera, and 14-year old daughter, Paulie, to Montreal in hopes of a better life. After six months nothing has changed and his family despise their new surroundings. The Coffey's do have one thing in their favor: a rich friend named Tom who lands Ginger a job at a Newspaper. It's a dream come true for Ginger who always fancied himself a journalist and he waltzes in expecting a reporting gig and a by-line on his first day. The blow to his pride is almost too much for him when he discovers the job is as a proofreader but he accepts it begrudgingly. The job does not pay enough and Ginger is forced to take a second job as a delivery man for a diaper-laundering service. Just when things are going well, Ginger's pigheadedness and unfounded self-importance cause him to make poor choices and his life begins to spiral downward again.—pr1mal_1

Plot Keywords

character name in title, wife leaves husband, father son relationship, mother son relationship, obsession, illness, nervous breakdown, best friend, independent film, based on novel, irishman, husband wife relationship, unemployment, blue collar, divorce, deception, lie, husband wife reunion, bare chested male, newspaper

Short Review

[Director Irvin] Kershner's obvious absorption in his subject is rare enough in the cinema to be worth cherishing.

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