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Cal

1984·Drama·1h 42m
7.1
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

Cast

John Lynch
John Lynch
Cal
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Marcella
Donal McCann
Donal McCann
Shamie
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally
Cyril Dunlop
John Kavanagh
John Kavanagh
Skeffington
Stevan Rimkus
Stevan Rimkus
Crilly
Louis Rolston
Louis Rolston
Dermot Ryan
Tom Hickey
Tom Hickey
Preacher
J.J. Murphy
J.J. Murphy
Man in Library
Brian Munn
Brian Munn
Robert Morton
Daragh O'Malley
Daragh O'Malley
Scarfaced Policeman
George Shane
George Shane
Second Policeman

Crew

Pat O'Connor
Pat O'Connor
Director
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Zieliński
Jerzy Zieliński
Director of Photography
David Puttnam
David Puttnam
Producer
Bernard MacLaverty
Bernard MacLaverty
Novel
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Musician
Stuart Craig
Stuart Craig
Production Design

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Matthew Huff
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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?
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SamEssss
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An intimate, sorrow-soaked portrait of guilt and longing, unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured Northern Ireland. Full of glances, silences, and withheld truths; its subdued, almost poetic tone avoids political grandstanding, instead focusing on personal grief, inner conflict, and impossible love amidst a landscape of sectarian violence and fear.

👏🏻 He 👏🏻 len 👏🏻 Mir 👏🏻 ren 👏🏻
An intimate, sorrow-soaked portrait of guilt and longing, unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured Northern Ireland. Full of glances, silences, and withheld truths; its subdued, almost poetic tone avoids political grandstanding, instead focusing on personal grief, inner conflict, and impossible love amidst a landscape of sectarian violence and fear.

👏🏻 He 👏🏻 len 👏🏻 Mir 👏🏻 ren 👏🏻
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