A good, gritty thriller about one mans struggles todo the right thing amongst the troubles of Northern Ireland in the late 80s.
There have been a few good efforts to portray ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations but this must be one of the worst. Undercover in the IRA if you were a Brit would be scary, but as a young catholic native of Belfast the sense that you were betraying your own community must weigh heavy.good performances all round - never dipping into cliches - and a lovely ambiguity over who was good and who was bad. It reminded me of one of my favourite British TV dramas - Charlie's Game - dealing with a very similar subject and period.
Watch this and then re watch the excellent '71 for a great double feature
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