Story Line
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
“Every government has one.”
Top Cast
Frances McDormand
Ingrid Jessner
Brian Cox
Peter Kerrigan
Brad Dourif
Paul Sullivan
Mai Zetterling
Moa
Bernard Archard
Sir Robert Neil
Michelle Fairley
Teresa Doyle
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
1990-11-21
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
DramaThriller
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User Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
6/10
•7/27/2026I think that with the possible expection of "Kes" (1969), I was always put off Ken Loach's films because of his so overtly self-indulging political agenda. This one also allows him to have a go at the British establishment too, as it bathes in the fe...