Counting Down to St. Patrick's Day - 10
Into the West, starring Gabriel Byrne, is a family friendly fairy tale set in Ireland. Byrne was the "King of the Travellers" until the death of his wife in childbirth. Irish Americans know the Travellers as tinkers, a group who travels from one area to another as in the same tradition as gypsies. Pappa Riley nows lives in the Dublin slums with his two young sons, Ossie and Tito. One day, the boys' grandfather comes to see them and with him is a beautiful white horse named
Tir na nOg which means "Land of Eternal Youth". The boys now have visions of becoming cowboys. The boys love their horse but it is stolen from them by a rich and powerful man. They begin their journey into the west to reunite with their horse. Along the way they discover that Tir na nOg is much more than a horse. I just loved this movie when I saw it. It is well written and has won several awards in Europe. It is a good family movie, there is something for everyone.
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