https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsvKQR4Uqmc

In "Brooklyn," a young Irish immigrant makes her way to New York City on a search for a new start. As homesickness sets in, Saoirse Ronan's character Eilis Lacey finds distraction in a whirlwind romance.

The soul-searching quest--establishing a new home and forming bonds with others--is one that Ronan says she knows well. In fact, the 1950s period drama is simply a case of history repeating.

"It’s very much the journey that my parents made to New York," Ronan tells Made in Hollywood. "They had a very tight community over there and the Irish community was very supportive of each other."

For Ronan, relating to her character's plight was no challenge. "I moved away, myself, while I was making this film, so that whole feeling of homesickness and loss—I was completely in the middle of that while making the movie."

"Brooklyn" opens Friday. Watch the trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM1XhTxPAE