Angela's Christmas | |
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Directed by | Damien O'Connor |
Written by | Will Collins Damien O'Connor[1] |
Based on | Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt |
Produced by | Ellen McCourt |
Starring | Malachy McCourt Ruth Negga Lucy O'Connell |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Countries | Ireland, Canada |
Language | English |
Angela's Christmas is a 2017 Irish-Canadian animation film directed by Damien O'Connor, written by Will Collins and Damien O'Connor and starring the Oscar nominees Ruth Negga in the role of Angela’s mother, and Lucy O'Connell as Angela. The plot is based on the children's story from Pulitzer Prize winning Irish author Frank McCourt, and is set in Limerick, Ireland in the 1910s. The story revolves around Angela's (Lucy O'Connell) desire to make sure everyone is having a great Christmas.[2][3][4][5] The film's cast and production team received three nominations at the 46th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and three at the 2018 Emile Awards.[6][7][8][9]