An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance.
Lured by the promise of America, Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.