''The Nephew'' is a 1998 film directed by
Eugene Brady
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, which tells the story of a young biracial
American
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man, Chad Egan-Washington (played by
Hill Harper
Francis Eugene "Hill" Harper (born May 17, 1966) is an American actor and author. He is known for his roles on ''CSI: NY'', ''Limitless (TV series), Limitless'' and ''The Good Doctor (TV series), The Good Doctor''.
Early life and education
Harpe ...
).
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
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) holds against local bar owner Joe Brady (
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan (; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (''GoldenEye'', ''Tomorrow ...
), 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
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). 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
Irish DreamTime is a production company founded by actor Pierce Brosnan and his partner Beau St. Clair.
After many of the names he considered for the production company were already taken Brosnan recalled the Australian Aborigines concept of Drea ...
, a
production company which had been founded by Pierce Brosnan and film producer
Beau St. Clair
Beau Marie St. Clair ( – January 9, 2016) was an American film producer. In 1996, St. Clair, together with her friend and producing partner, actor Pierce Brosnan, established Irish DreamTime, a production company whose credits include '' The ...
in 1996.
Locations in Ireland used for shooting The Nephew included
Roundwood,
Wicklow Town,
Wicklow Head
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Geographically, it is the easternmost point on the mainland of the Republic of Ireland.
Lighthouses
The ...
.
County Wicklow Film Commission
/ref> A large prop Cromlech
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was built for the movie.
Reception
The film grossed £241,000 ($0.4 million) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
References
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1998 films
Irish drama films
1998 drama films
1990s English-language films
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