The Divine Ryans is a 1999 Canadian film directed by Stephen Reynolds, written by Wayne Johnston as an adaptation of his novel, and starring Robert Joy and Pete Postlethwaite.
[1] The film tells the story of the Ryan family, who run a funeral parlour in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Donald Ryan edits the local newspaper while his brothers and sisters run the funeral parlour.
Early one morning, Donald's son Draper Doyle goes to the newspaper office to surprise his father with a birthday cake, only to witness something traumatic.
In the ensuing weeks, Draper Doyle's sleep is plagued by nightmares, and he realises he has no memories of the time surrounding his father's death.