About being a stranger - in a foreign land and in one's own homeland. The book of the film: A love between two worlds. Young Irishwoman Eilis Lacey emigrates to America around 1950 to find work in Brooklyn. She becomes a saleswoman in a department store. Adjusting is difficult, and homesickness is overwhelming - until she meets Tony. With the young Italian by her side, a bright future opens up. Then a tragic message calls her back to her mother in Southern Ireland. In her familiar yet foreign homeland, she meets Jim again. Eilis must make a choice. This wonderful, sensitive novel has been adapted for the screen for the first time based on a screenplay by Nick Hornby. The young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan delivers a stunning performance as Eilis Lacey in this movingly realistic film adaptation. A charming film about being a stranger - both far away and at home.