Cushla is a young Catholic schoolteacher whose life in 1975 Northern Ireland is shadowed by the Troubles. She meets and falls for Michael--an older, married Protestant barrister. Their affair is intoxicating and dangerous. As the forbidden love between Cushla and Michael deepens, violence looms and tensions rise. Cushla is pulled between duty and desire, family and freedom.
Teaching by day and serving pints by night, Cushla is caught between two worlds. As she champions her young pupil Davy and faces sectarian violence, Cushla pulls back from the affair. But Michael persuades her that we 'must be true to love--or hate wins'. They begin a secret, passionate relationship that changes everything.
Teaching by day and serving pints by night, Cushla is caught between two worlds. As she champions her young pupil Davy and faces sectarian violence, Cushla pulls back from the affair. But Michael persuades her that we 'must be true to love--or hate wins'. They begin a secret, passionate relationship that changes everything.
Cushla's relationship with Michael deepens, despite growing tension at home and school. Gina's drinking worsens, and family pressure mounts. Cushla learns unsettling truths about Michael's past, but passion and tenderness draw them back. A trip to Dublin offers a fleeting escape--freedom, love, possibility--but back home, reality closes in.
Cushla's relationship with Michael deepens, despite growing tension at home and school. Gina's drinking worsens, and family pressure mounts. Cushla learns unsettling truths about Michael's past, but passion and tenderness draw them back. A trip to Dublin offers a fleeting escape--freedom, love, possibility--but back home, reality closes in.
Cushla is a young Catholic schoolteacher whose life in 1975 Northern Ireland is shadowed by the Troubles. She meets and falls for Michael--an older, married Protestant barrister. Their affair is intoxicating and dangerous. As the forbidden love between Cushla and Michael deepens, violence looms and tensions rise. Cushla is pulled between duty and desire, family and freedom.
