Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
Director:
Jim Sheridan
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Daragh Donnelly | ... | Prison Officer |
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Frank Coughlan | ... | Prison Officer |
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Sean Kearns | ... | Prison Officer |
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Lorraine Pilkington | ... | Bride |
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Niall Shanahan | ... | Groom |
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John Wall | ... | Priest (as Father John Wall) |
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Maria McDermottroe | ... | Betty |
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Kate Perry | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Andrea Irvine | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Joan McGarry | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Theresa McComb | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Catherine Dunne | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Kerrie Duggan | ... | Wedding Guest |
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Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer, fighting and opening a boxing club training aspiring boxers. Maggie has since married Danny's best friend, who is also imprisoned for his I.R.A. activities. Although he has not denounced the I.R.A. or denigrated his I.R.A. colleagues, Danny has decided to live a life free of political violence. His boxing club is nonsectarian, open to both Catholics and Protestants. This move irks some of his old I.R.A. colleagues since they feel working with the Protestants will not resolve their David versus Goliath struggle. Danny's old I.R.A. colleagues, especially their unofficial leader Harry, resort to traditional tactics of violence to stop Danny. Maggie's father, Joe, also an I.R.A. activist, ... Written by Artemis-9
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boxer | boxing | belfast northern ireland | release from prison | boxing match |Taglines:
Love is always worth fighting for.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 January 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$129,915, 4 January 1998, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$5,799,672, 15 February 1998Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,400,000, 8 March 1998Company Credits
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Traditional tune with lyrics by Frederick Edward Weatherly (as Weatherly)
[Incorrectly co-credited to Harold Samuel (as Samuel)]
Published by BOOSEY & HAWKES MUSIC PUB. LTD.
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The boxing match in the film, complete with the unusual result, was based on an actual bout. See more »Goofs
During the televised boxing match in Londonderry, no TV cameras are seen around the ring area. See more »Soundtracks
DANNY BOY (DERRY AIR)Traditional tune with lyrics by Frederick Edward Weatherly (as Weatherly)
[Incorrectly co-credited to Harold Samuel (as Samuel)]
Published by BOOSEY & HAWKES MUSIC PUB. LTD.
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I think the reason this wasn't as well received as MY LEFT FOOT and IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (the previous collaborations of Daniel Day-Lewis and Jim Sheridan) is this is telling a more complex tale, and while I loved both of those films, this one you have to work harder for. It should be said there are some lapses, particularly in the dialogue, which is often unnecessarily repeated. And sometimes, in his attempt not to play on our emotions too much, Sheridan goes too far in the opposite direction, making the film too distant.
Still, this is a powerful film. Sheridan was accused with IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER with making an anti-British film, but in that one and this one, he shows he's not afraid of taking on his own people as well. At the same time, while his sympathies are with Day-Lewis' character, he's able to recognize all sides of the situation, as to emphasize the point that peace is always hard work. Day-Lewis, as usual, gives an outstanding performance, though he's a little too old, and Watson continues to grow as an actress with her performance.