In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary O'Riordan, Mary Murphy
Crew: Ken Loach (Director), Paul Laverty (Screenplay), Rebecca O'Brien (Producer), George Fenton (Original Music Composer), Barry Ackroyd (Director of Photography), Jonathan Morris (Editor)
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain
Language: Gaeilge, Latin, English
Studio: Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures, Regent Capital, Element Pictures, BiM Distribuzione, EMC, Tornasol Media, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Runtime: 127 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 23, 2006
IMDb: 3.65
Keywords:guerrilla warfare, civil war, sibling relationship, england, underground, resistance, peace, independence, traitor, mercenary, british army, british empire, dublin, ireland, irish civil war (1922-23), historical fiction, ira (irish republican army), ireland, colonialism, irish history, irish, depressing
