Movie Info

Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis), a promising Irish boxer who was imprisoned for 14 years at age 18 for associating with the IRA, returns to his Belfast...(read more...) neighborhood just as IRA leader Joe Hamill (Brian Cox) is trying to negotiate peace with the British. Despite wanting to return to boxing and stay out of trouble, Danny is drawn back into turmoil when he reunites with old girlfriend Maggie (Emily Watson), who's married to an imprisoned IRA man.

Director: Jim Sheridan

MPAA: R

Running Time: 110 min.

Release Date: Dec 31, 1997

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Gerard McSorley, Kenneth Cranham, Brian Cox, Ken Stott