Agnes Browne - Frauen unter sich

Ireland 1967. A working-class neighbourhood in Dublin is Agnes Browne's little world. The death of her husband plunges Agnes (Anjelica Huston) and her seven children into a severe financial crisis. In order to be able to bury her husband decently, she has to borrow money from the unscrupulous loan shark Mr. Billy (Ray Winstone), because her small vegetable stall can barely make ends meet for the family. But Agnes doesn't complain. Together with her best friend Marion Monks (Marion O'Dwyer), who goes through thick and thin with her, she masters all everyday difficulties. When the baker Pierre (Arno Chevrier) makes beautiful eyes at Agnes, she realizes that she still leads her own life despite her daily worries. But one day Mr. Billy shows up at the door and threatens Agnes to empty the apartment because interest payments are due.