Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.
Directed by Pat O'Connor
based on novel or book
1970s
ira (irish republican army)
ireland
guilt
belfast, north ireland
older woman younger man relationship
irish
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
John Lynch
Cal
Helen Mirren
Marcella
Donal McCann
Shamie
Ray McAnally
Cyril Dunlop
John Kavanagh
Skeffington
Stevan Rimkus
Crilly
Louis Rolston
Dermot Ryan
Tom Hickey
Preacher
J.J. Murphy
Man in Library
Brian Munn
Robert Morton
Daragh O'Malley
Scarfaced Policeman
George Shane
Second Policeman
Crew
Pat O'Connor
Director
Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Zieliński
Director of Photography
David Puttnam
Producer
Bernard MacLaverty
Novel
Guy Fletcher
Musician
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
kate
6.0★ · 07/05/25
Matthew Huff
7.0★ · 06/22/25
How am I only the 129th person to review this Helen Mirren movie from the 1980s?
How am I only the 129th person to review this Helen Mirren movie from the 1980s?
