The Nephew

The Nephew is a 1998 film directed by Eugene Brady, which tells the story of a young biracial American man, Chad Egan-Washington (played by Hill Harper).

This article is about the 1998 film. For the merchant and political figure sometimes known as The Nephew, see Robert Livingston the Younger. For other uses, see nephew (disambiguation).

The Nephew
Directed byEugene Brady
Written byEugene Brady
Produced byJerry A. Baerwitz
Pierce Brosnan
Doug Mayfield
StarringDonal McCann
Pierce Brosnan
Hill Harper
Aislín McGuckin
Niall Toibin
Music byStephen McKeon
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1998 (1998-08-28)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Box office£241,000 (UK/Ireland)[1]

Plot

Following the death of his father, and later his mother, a long time Irish immigrant to the United States, the teenage and biracial Chad travels from his home in New York to a small Irish island where his mother was brought up, to live with his uncle, a smalltime farmer.

In addition to facing initial prejudices, Chad finds himself the center of a grievance his uncle Tony (Donal McCann) holds against local bar owner Joe Brady (Pierce Brosnan), for his illicit relationship with Chad's mother, which Tony opposed, before she left twenty years before.

Further complications ensue when Chad develops a relationship with Brady's daughter Aislinn (Aislin McGuckin). Her admirer Peter O'Boyce (David Quinn), who works in her father's bar, is jealous and attempts to stop the ensuing romance.

Production

The Nephew was the first film released by Irish DreamTime, a production company which had been founded by Pierce Brosnan and film producer Beau St. Clair in 1996.[2]

Locations in Ireland used for shooting The Nephew included Roundwood, Wicklow Town, Wicklow Head.[3] A large prop Cromlech was built for the movie.

Reception

The film grossed £241,000 ($0.4 million) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]

References
  1. "British biz at the box office". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 72.
  2. McNary, Dave (11 January 2016). "Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's Producing Partner, Dies". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. County Wicklow Film Commission


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