A priest who falls in love and doubts his beliefs and needs time to understand how he really feels.
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly demeanor, Father Joseph's curiosity is redoubled when a beautiful young woman enters his church to question the young priest about the deceased man. Father Joseph and the woman, whom he discovers to be the "Nim" in question, embark upon an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
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Tommy Lee Jones
Pater Joseph McMahon
Annette O'Toole
Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick
M. Emmet Walsh
Detective Mulligan
Milo O'Shea
Monsignor Casey
David Groh
Michael Drumm
Madeleine Sherwood
Mrs. Chase
Jean De Baer
Gene Drumm
David Strathairn
Stuart Chase
Frances Fisher
Maureen Phelan
Peter Crombie
Dan Phelan
Anthony LaGuerre
Carlos
Sylvia Short
Miss Lalor
Richard Dumont
Father Purdy
Andrew Nichols
Boy in Confession
Joseph Drblik
Conductor
