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Jimmy's Hall (2015)
In Depression-era Ireland, Jimmy Gralton returns home after a decade's exile in America. Witnessing the levels of poverty and oppression, his inner activist reawakens and he seeks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation.
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In Depression-era Ireland, Jimmy Gralton returns home after a decade's exile in America. Witnessing the levels of poverty and oppression, his inner activist reawakens and he seeks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation.
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Genre:History, Drama
Written By:Paul Laverty, Donal O'Kelly
In Theaters:7/3/2015
Box Office:$4,825,184
Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve
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