Evelyn

Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953. As he's unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages; when he finds a job, he tries to get his kids back.

Evelyn is a 2002 drama movie directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 7,532 votes and runs 1h 34m.