could not believe this film made it to release. why cast English, American and Canadian actors to portray characters from the north of Ireland? why not include details of how martin mcgartland climbed the ranks of the I.R.A.? why make this film at all? here's why. for the north American market. most Americans (understandably) know very little about the troubles. because of this Skogland was able to throw together a mixed up hotch potch of imagery, blurred ethics and dire accents to make a movie for naive audiences. in short, if you know anything about the history of Irish troubles or are Irish yourself, give this movie a miss. i want those 117 minutes back.