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Stephen Rea stars in the debut feature by writer-director Neil Jordan. Set against the backdrop of Northern Ireland's troubles, a musician witnesses a gangland murder, but his investigations lead him into a nightmarish cycle of violence. Danny (Rea) is the gifted but unstable saxophonist in an Armagh dance band. One night he witnesses the murder of the band's manager and a girl by local racketeers. Danny is outraged and determines to avenge their deaths. But his search for the killers evolves into a hopeless obsession, destroying first his relationship with musician girlfriend Deirdre (Heffernan), and eventually causing him to violate his own moral code. (official distributor synopsis)
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Veronica Quilligan
Best movies:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Lisztomania (1975)
Candleshoe (1977)
![Stephen Rea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218630_87dbf6.jpg)
Stephen Rea
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Crying Game (1992)
Michael Collins (1996)
Alan Devlin
Best movies:
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Omagh (2004) (TV movie)
![Donal McCann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885959_ea9178.jpg)
Donal McCann
Ireland
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Illuminata (1998)
Cal (1984)
![Gerard McSorley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273858_bc7705.jpg)
Gerard McSorley
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
![Ray McAnally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886023_b05228.jpg)
Ray McAnally
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Mission (1986)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
![Ian McElhinney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/602/158602516_c50dd7.jpg)
Ian McElhinney
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
The Fall (2013) (series)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
Marie Kean
Ireland
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Derek Lord
UK
Best movies:
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
The Black Windmill (1974)
Peter Caffrey
UK
Best movies:
I Went Down (1997)
Night Train (1998)
Danny Boy (1982)
Mick Lally
UK
Best movies:
The Secret of Kells (2009)
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
The Fantasist (1986)