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2 January 1998 (Turkey)
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Even freedom has its price.
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A young IRA member is forced to turn informant on his comrades when he is caught in an assassination attempt on a judge. | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Brophy | ... | Gingy McAnally | |
| Cary Elwes | ... | Lt. David Ferris | |
| Timothy Dalton | ... | DCI Rennie | |
| Maria Lennon | ... | Roisin McAnally | |
| John Kavanagh | ... | IRA Chief | |
| Sean McGinley | ... | Frankie Conroy | |
| Frankie McCafferty | ... | Dalton | |
| Stuart Graham | ... | Det. Astley | |
| Gary Lydon | ... | Det. McDonough | |
| Sean Kearns | ... | Det. Prentice | |
| B.J. Hogg | ... | Constable Goss | |
| Ciarán Fitzgerald | ... | Gerard McAnally | |
| Virginia Cole | ... | Roisin's Ma | |
| Gary Lammin | ... | Cpl. Jones | |
| James Gaddas | ... | British I.O. |
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Rated R for language, sexuality and violence, including a rape scene.
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149 min | USA:105 min | Germany:105 min
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Yet another film about "The Troubles", this time focusing on an IRA hitman who ends up snitching his so-called "friends" to the police. This film´s themes are as follows:
1. War sucks, regardless of which side you´re on. Basically, the whole war is utterly pointless, as are most wars. Neither side is right or wrong, though both have some valid arguments justifying their case. The biggest victims are the innocent, normal citizens, and the families of those who take part in the mayhem.
2. Family is more important than pride or country.
This is indeed a solid film, with above midlevel-acting supporting the fairly original point of view. Dalton does his best role as the harsh detective Rennie. There´s some true fire in his eyes during some magical scenes, unlike in the Bond-films. He´s very convincing, but still wisely leaves enough room for the other actors.
The best scene might be the one where the little kids fight ferociously, just because the hatred runs in the family. A shocking scene, that really makes you think, as does the rest of the movie. It´s wise of the filmmakers to show each side as equal, and not to take sides. An entertaining and thought-provoking film, with quality acting and an interesting touch of indie.
3½/5 or 7/10