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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 82/100. Scores higher than 94% of the 3,351 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic82/100
928 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul LavertyScreenplay
- Ken LoachDirector
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cillian MurphyDamien
- Pádraic DelaneyTeddy
- Liam CunninghamDan
- Orla FitzgeraldSinead
- Mary O'RiordanPeggy
- Mary MurphyBernadette
- Laurence BarryMicheail
- Damien KearneyFinbar
- Frank BourkeLeo
- Myles HorganRory
- Martin LuceyCongo
- Aidan O'HareSteady Boy
Stills
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Themes
guerrilla warfarecivil warsibling relationshipenglandundergroundresistancepeaceindependencetraitormercenarybritish armybritish empire
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