Two men from Ireland come to America in search of their fortune, only to find that success isn't as simple as they imagined. Seamus (Conn Horgan) and his friend Patrick (Patrick Clarke) decide to leave Ireland and slip quietly (and illegally) into New York City. Seamus has big dreams and plenty of ideas of how to get rich quick, starting with opening a moving business. Patrick, however, is more cautious, and he finds himself devoting his spare time to bucking up the spirits of Tom (Malachy McCourt), an Irish author fallen on hard times, and courting Helen (Beverley Elder), an actress tired of her unsatisfying relationship with a much older man, Jeffrey (Roger Davis). Shot in the United States and produced primarily by Irish talent, Beyond the Pale was shown at the 1999 Galway Film Festival.