Korea

Ireland,1952. A period of mass emigration and social change. Young Irish emigrants, on arrival in America, have been enlisted and sent to fight in the Korean war. Luke Moran, son of Ben Moran gets killed in Korea. His body is shipped back to Ireland. The family receives a compensation. Eamon Doyle spends his last summer with his father John, fishing. Eamon falls in love with Una Moran. Ben Moran is John Doyle's arch enemy. John feels betrayed. On top of it all he loses his fishing licence. John decides to sacrifice his son and to send him to America and enlistment - to be entitled to get a compensation if Eamon gets killed.