The film follows the impoverished upbringing of Frank McCourt in the 1930s and 40s.
Survival, the "miserable Irish Catholic childhood," resilience, and the dream of returning to America. Angela's Ashes(1999)
The story begins in Brooklyn, New York, but follows the McCourt family's return to the slums of Limerick, Ireland , after the death of Frank's infant sister. The film follows the impoverished upbringing of Frank