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Writers:
Colin Bateman (novel)
Colin Bateman (screenplay)
Release Date:
14 August 1998 (Norway) more
Plot:
Black romantic comedy set around the troubled "peace process" and its effect on a cynical Belfast hack. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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(2 articles)
'Love-Hate' Begins Principal Photography
(From IFTN. 12 October 2009, 7:29 AM, PDT)
Interview: McKenna Returns to 'Raw'
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Cutting satire of life in Ulster more (34 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Thewlis | ... | Dan Starkey | |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Lee Cooper | |
| Jason Isaacs | ... | Cow Pat Keegan | |
| Laura Fraser | ... | Margaret | |
| Richard Gant | ... | Charles Parker | |
| Laine Megaw | ... | Patricia Starkey | |
| Bronagh Gallagher | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Kitty Aldridge | ... | Agnes Brinn | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Michael Brinn | |
| Adam Black | ... | Young Starkey | |
| Simon Magill | ... | Starkey's Brother | |
| George Shane | ... | Woods | |
| Alan McKee | ... | Mouse | |
| Brian Devlin | ... | Dans' work mate | |
| Sean Caffrey | ... | Joe |
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:13 | UK:15
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The role of Starkey was originally offered to Robert Carlyle, but he had to drop out when the shoot dates were changed and he became unavailable. more
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Dan:
[voiceover] When I was 8 years old, I woke up in the middle of the night and found my brother pissing on my typewriter. I decided then and there that there was something wonderful about alcohol.
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References Doctor Zhivago (1965) more
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Danger Of A Stranger more
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This is a good film for those who may be interested to see a realistic depiction of the situation in Northern Ireland. This movie is perhaps better understood and appreciated by Ulster folk, though, as it contains a lot of in-jokes that may go over the heads of viewers who are unfamiliar with our area. We who live here can really relate to the situations depicted in the film, as well as to the satire that is so typical of Bateman's work and which translated rather well to film. I believe this movie is misclassified as a thriller. It is a satire, a black comedy, and the thriller format is just a vehicle. The situations were dead on and hilarious (in a very dark way sometimes), and the accents were quite good, in general, with the exception of Robert Lindsay (Brinn) who sounded fake to my ear. The taxi driver was perhaps one of the most realistic characters in the film, and even though she was only seen a couple of times, she stole those scenes. Well acted, realistic, fast paced and quite a good look at our province.