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Angela's Christmas
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Wikipedia article
'Angela's Christmas' is a 2017 Irish-Canadian animation film directed by Damien O'Connor, written by Will Collins and Damien O'Connor and starring the Oscar nominees Ruth Negga in the role of Angelas mother, and Lucy O'Connell as Angela. The plot is based on the children's story from Pulitzer Prize winning Irish author Frank McCourt, and is set in Limerick, Ireland in the 1910s. The story revolves around Angela's (Lucy O'Connell) desire to make sure everyone is having a great Christmas. The film's cast and production team received a number of nominations at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards and 2018 Emile Awards.
Production
'Angela's Christmas' was executive produced by Frank McCourt's widow Ellen McCourt. This was Frank McCourt's only children's story, from a story his mother Angela told him and his brother Malachy McCourt, as a child. Malachy McCourt provides the narration. Dolores O'Riordan contributed to the soundtrack.
The film was produced by the Irish production studio Brown Bag Films, with distribution rights help by the Canadian company 9 Story Distribution International.
Main cast
* Malachy McCourt as Narrator
* Ruth Negga as Mother
* Caitrona Balfe as Dorothy's Mother
* Vivian Drew as Tom
* Anya O'Connor as Aggie
* Brendan Mullins as Pat
* Lucy O'Connell as Angela
* Brian Gleeson as Guard
* Pat Kinevane as Father Creagh / Mr. King
* Don Wycherley as Accordion Player
Release
The film was released on 30 November 2018 on Netflix streaming.
In October 2020, it was announced that a sequel titled 'Angela's Christmas Wish' would be released on Netflix on 1 December 2020.
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