English director Ken Loach's powerful drama about brothers sundered by the Irish War of Independence stirred vicious controversy in the U.K.: Loach was accused of everything from treason to having made a recruiting film for the Irish Republican Army.
County Cork, Ireland, 1920: Medical student Damian O'Donovan (Cillian Murphy) is about to leave for England to finish his studies. His older brother, Teddy (Padraic Delaney), galvanized by support for the Irish separatist party Sinn Fein in the 1918 general elections, is committed to the burgeoning struggle for Irish independence after 800 years of English rule. Damian's future is decided at the train station, where ...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
127 mins