Into the West [Region 2] | ![Into the West [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51V21WFTD0L._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Mike Newell
Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Rúaidhrí Conroy, David Kelly
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $118.47
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Seller: valleycd
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 264531
Format: PAL
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 501413829573
EAN: 5014138295738
ASIN: B00009PC07
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1993
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Set mainly in the Ireland the tourist board didn't tell you about, Into the West is the story of a "traveling" family who have given up their traditional life of roaming, and find themselves trying to make it in the gritty, violent projects of Dublin. Gabriel Byrne is excellent as Papa Reilly, a once-proud father and leader whose grief over his wife's death has turned him into a booze-sodden has-been. His two sons, Tito (Ruaidhri Conroy) and Ossie (Ciaran Fitzgerald), escape the projects on an apparently magical white horse, Tir Na Nog, which leads them back to the West. After being forced to steal the horse back from a wealthy and ruthless horse dealer, they are pursued across the increasingly beautiful landscape by virtually all the policemen in Ireland. The much-loved actor David Kelly (Waking Ned Devine) does a nice turn as the grandfather, and Ellen Barkin is a surprising but believable choice as an old "traveling" friend of Papa Reilly. For better or for worse--mainly better--this is not the story Disney would have told: redemptive and uplifting at the end, it's realistic to the point of ugliness on the way there, with a style of cinematography that the Magic Kingdom has never been able to stomach. The younger brother, Ossie, is supposed to be 7, but the story itself is perhaps more appropriate for somewhat older children. Entertainment Weekly's best family video for 1994. --Richard Farr
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Into the West February 8, 2010
Janet C. Miller
I loved the movie EXCEPT for the very end...I think he should have given the photo to the boys so they could remember what Mummy looked like. To burn the only memory they could have of her was NOT right! They were haunted by not knowing what she looked like...and he took away the only way they could have had closure.
great July 12, 2009
Barbara A. Rues
This is a great story about modern-day gypsies or travelers, as they're known in Ireland, and the hardships faced by two brothers when their dad decides to quit the traveling life, but can't adapt. How the boys manage to survive and what happens when their grandfather brings a horse with him on his next stop in town, makes for a truly magical little story. I enjoyed it with my older grandaughter when she was around 8 or 9, and, since I couldn't find it to rent, was happy to find it here for such a reasonable price, and look forward to sharing it with her little sister on their next visit.
Great Family Entertainment! February 6, 2009
LINDA GRAY (Tiverton, RI USA)
Into the West is one of my favorite movies. It keeps you interested and amused the whole time. I highly recommend it to young and old, Irish or not.
LMGray
a favourite July 25, 2008
J. Burger (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
This movie surprised and charmed me with its orignality, humour and depth.
People living in the slums of Dublin experiencing the unnamed pain of being cut off from their cultural roots and unable to express their personal grief. But for all of that, I laughed and laughed at some of the scenes of the children and the horse... in the lift, racing across Ireland. Wonderful. Powerful.
 "Into the West" June 16, 2008
Clive Beilby
This is an absolute delight.I could not imagine anyone not liking this movie. Only the Irish can make movies like this.
Two beautiful kids, a great horse, Gabriel Byrne at his best and a mystical fairy story atmosphere to go along with. This is a beautiful movie.
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