Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brian Cox, Emily Watson, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley
Directed & Produced by: Brian Morris, Terry George, Chris Menges, Gerry Hambling, Clive Barrett
Release date: 12/31/1997
Running time: 114 minutes
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10 by 116 users