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2009 Anamaria Marinca Andrea Irvine Andrew Lowe Barry McEvoy Conor MacNeill Diarmuid Noyes Don Mullan Ed Guiney Eoin O'Callaghan Gerard Jordan Gerry Doherty Guy Hibbert James Nesbitt Jonathan Harden Juliet Crawford Katy Gleadhill Lalor Roddy Liam Neeson Mark David Mark Matthews Marshall Leviten Mathew McElhinney Niamh Cusack Oliver Hirschbiegel Paul Garret Paul Kennedy Paul Trijbits Paula McFetridge Pauline Hutton Richard Dormer Richard Orr Ryan McParland Stephen Wright UK
First Review: Fact based fictional account about the meeting of two men, one who killed the brother of the other as part of the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. The meeting, arranged by a television network, is suppose to illustrate how people are coming together, however for the two men the event is something else. Where it goes and how it goes is not what you expect, it wasn't what I expected. Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt as the two men are excellent. Neeson as the shooter looking for absolution, but never saying it, is a quiet tower of seeming strength while underneath he's bubbling with uncertainty.Nesbitt is all nervous twitches and ticks. He's very funny in his refusal to deal with the man who he saw killed his brother. He is haunted by the need to take revenge even though he wants never to have to do so. I thought his character and performance were amusing and wrong for a portion of the film until I suddenly understood it was right on target and perfectly done. This is a unique and very real look at how we deal with the wrongs we have done and had done to ourselves. By the time the film had ended I found myself moved several times, probably more so in that the film doesn't punctuate each moment with swelling music or dramatic flourishes. This is a film where the small moments move you, something as simple as a smile makes you weepy. I recommend this film highly. Its not the best film ever made but it neatly gets its point across in such away that you are forced to reflect and perhaps change. Certainly its better than the self serving big budgeted Hollywood films like Crossing Over where issues are addressed but don't seem connected to reality. See this film it will entertain and enlighten
Category: Crime
All Genres:Crime , Drama , Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 90 minutes
Rating:7.2/10
Languages: English
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Sound: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
Writing by :
Guy Hibbert
Produced by:
Ed Guiney
Marshall Leviten
Andrew Lowe
Don Mullan
Eoin O'Callaghan
Paul Trijbits
Stephen Wright
Music By:
Cast:
Liam Neeson - Alistair Little
James Nesbitt - Joe Griffen
Anamaria Marinca - Vika
Juliet Crawford - Cathy
Niamh Cusack - Alistair's Mum
Mark David - Young Alistair
Gerry Doherty - Joe's Dad
Richard Dormer - Michael
Paul Garret - Alistair's Dad
Katy Gleadhill - Fiona
Jonathan Harden - David
Pauline Hutton - Sharon
Andrea Irvine - Sarah
Gerard Jordan - Jim
Paul Kennedy - Sound recordist
Conor MacNeill - Dave
Mark Matthews - Martin - Cameraman at Loughfinn Centre
Mathew McElhinney - Stuart
Barry McEvoy - Joe's Chauffeur
Paula McFetridge - Joe's Mum
Diarmuid Noyes - Andy
Richard Orr - Alistair's Chauffeur
Lalor Roddy - LandLord
Ryan McParland - Passer By
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Plot: The first act depicts a reconstruction of the murder of 19-year-old Jim Griffin by 17-year-old Alistair Little (Mark Davison) on 29 October 1975. Jim's 11-year-old brother Joe witnesses the killing. Little goes to prison for 12 years. The second act depicts a fictional meeting between Little (Liam Neeson) and Griffin (James Nesbitt) when the two agree to meet for a television documentary 33 years after the murder. Little is unaware that Griffin plans to avenge his brother's death by killing him. The third act features Little and Griffin discussing their pasts. The last act is of Little looking in the meeting place (Griffin's old house) and the two begin arguing physically and fighting after Griffin jumps Little from behind. Little tackles Griffin through a window and the two end up lying on the outside pavement. Little shows sign of life first and checks Griffin's pulse. The two are injured and Little tells Griffin that he is returning to Belfast. Little tells Griffin to 'get rid of me' and tell his family that he killed him off because he is 'nothing' and wants Griffin to live his life with his daughters. Little is speaking metaphorically, and means for Griffin to kill Little off in his head, in so doing they can both move on. Griffin very shakily lights up a cigarette as Little pulls himself up against a wall and limps down the road.
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