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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jim Sheridan (written by) &
Terry George (written by)
Release Date:
31 December 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Love is always worth fighting for.
Plot:
Nineteen year old Belfastian Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the IRA. He leaves behind... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
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User Comments:
Difficult but rewarding more (42 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Danny Flynn |
 | Daragh Donnelly | ... | Prison Officer |
| Frank Coughlan | ... | Prison Officer |
| Sean Kearns | ... | Prison Officer |
| Lorraine Pilkington | ... | Bride |
| Niall Shanahan | ... | Groom |
| John Wall | ... | Priest (as Father John Wall) |
| Maria McDermottroe | ... | Betty |
| Carol Scanlan | ... | Wedding Guest |
| Kate Perry | ... | Wedding Guest |
| Andrea Irvine | ... | Wedding Guest |
| Joan McGarry | ... | Wedding Guest |
| Theresa McComb | ... | Wedding Guest |
| Catherine Dunne | ... | Wedding Guest |
| Kerrie Duggan | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Rated R for strong sexuality, language, drugs and violence.
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113 min
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South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating)
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Although set in Belfast, the film was almost exclusively shot in the run-down docklands and Sheriff Street area of Dublin's North Inner City. The flat complex used in the film was earmarked for demolition but this was postponed until filming was completed. Since then the entire area has been redeveloped and now contains several multinational company headquarters, a college, hotels, up-market restaurants, a rail station and million dollar apartments. more
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Revealing mistakes: During the televised boxing match in Londonderry, no TV cameras are seen around the ring area. more
Quotes:
Maggie: I do have a mind of my own, Danny. I know very well I might be losing it, but I do have a mind of my own. more
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Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) more
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LET ME DOWN EASY more
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I think the reason this wasn't as well received as MY LEFT FOOT and IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (the previous collaborations of Daniel Day-Lewis and Jim Sheridan) is this is telling a more complex tale, and while I loved both of those films, this one you have to work harder for. It should be said there are some lapses, particularly in the dialogue, which is often unnecessarily repeated. And sometimes, in his attempt not to play on our emotions too much, Sheridan goes too far in the opposite direction, making the film too distant.
Still, this is a powerful film. Sheridan was accused with IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER with making an anti-British film, but in that one and this one, he shows he's not afraid of taking on his own people as well. At the same time, while his sympathies are with Day-Lewis' character, he's able to recognize all sides of the situation, as to emphasize the point that peace is always hard work. Day-Lewis, as usual, gives an outstanding performance, though he's a little too old, and Watson continues to grow as an actress with her performance.