Top billed cast

1. 

   John Lynch

   Cal

2. 

   Helen Mirren

   Marcella

3. 

   Donal McCann

   Shamie

4. 

   Ray McAnally

   Cyril Dunlop

5. 

   John Kavanagh

   Skeffington

6. 

   Stevan Rimkus

   Crilly

7. 

   Catherine Gibson

   Mrs Morton

8. 

   Louis Rolston

   Dermot Ryan

9. 

   Tom Hickey

   Preacher

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-14

Catholic “Cal” (John Lynch) lives with his father (Donal McCann) in an overwhelmingly Protestant area under constant threat of being burned out. They are determined not to be forced from their home, even when things turn violent, but this isn’t the young man’s only exposure to thuggery. He has been a driver for Republican hit-man “Crilly” (Stevan Rimkus) and his boss “Skeffington” (John Kavanagh) and that has left him with a dark secret to keep as well as a reluctance to join their crusade. Meantime, he has taken a bit of a shine to widowed local librarian “Marcella” (Helen...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• 1970s
• ira (irish republican army)
• ireland
• guilt
• belfast, north ireland
• older woman younger man relationship
• irish