Dir.: Elizabeth Gill; Script: Janet Noble, Noel Pearson D'après la pièce/Based on the play: �Away Alone� De/By: Janet Noble; Phot.: Jack Conroy; Ed.: Tracy Granger; Mus.: Kila; Cast: Karl Geary, James Belushi, Tom Hickey, Jared Harris, Aiden Gillen, Ian Hart, Louise Lombard, Lorraine Pilkington, Andrea Irvine; Prod.: Noel Pearson, Ferndale Films Ltd., 4 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 (Irlande), tél.: 353 1 676 8890, 676 8891, 676 8780, fax: 353 1 676 8874 / The Rank Group, 127-133 Wardour Street, Londres WIV 4AD (Grande-Bretagne), tél.: 44 171 437 9020, fax:; Sales: The Rank Group .

New York bartender Mario is not surprised by the arrival of young Liam in his establishment. He's seen many a young Irish person walk in his door, fresh faced and eagerly seeking Seamus, a helper who has long since departed for Hawaii with the immigration people hot on his tail. Mario introduces Liam to fellow Irishman Owen, who invites the lad to stay in his apartment along with cousin Des and friend Paddy. Across the hall lives the beautiful Mary and her fun loving friends Rose and Breda. Liam quickly fits into this life of little Ireland in the Big Apple. By day he and the other friends work illegally as builders, gardeners, waiters, even dog walkers -- dodging the immigration officials and happy to be paid a pittance. At night they enjoy the camaraderie of Mario's bar, and the frisson of falling in love thousands of miles from home. As the long summer chills into autumn, relationships change. Paddy falls in love with the daughter of his wealthy employer, and his Irish charm succeeds in getting him accepted into the family. Des becomes increasingly withdrawn from the group, and even the relationship between Owen and Mary seems, to Liam, to be fading away. Melancholy turns once more, however, to humour, as another optimistic Irish soul arrives at Mario's in search of Seamus...