Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker),then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland),who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

• BBC Film
• First Film Company
• Julie Christie
• Donald Sutherland
• John Lynch
• Mark Tandy
• Ingrid Craigie
• Frank McCusker
• Niall Cusack
• Maire Hastings