Directed by:
Jim SheridanCinematography:
Chris MengesCast:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lorraine Pilkington, Andrea Irvine, Emily Watson, Gerard McSorley, Brian Cox, Peter Sheridan, Ken Stott, Mark Mulholland, Tom Bell (more)Plots(1)
Ex-IRA member and former boxing champion Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) comes out of prison after fourteen years and returns to his native Belfast. He falls in with his old coach, Ike (Ken Stott), and the pair open a gym together. Danny meets his old flame, Maggie (Emily Watson), and hopes to rekindle their affair until he discovers that while he was inside she married his best friend, also an IRA member and now serving time himself. As Danny and Ike's gym attracts young talent and Danny successfully resurrects his boxing career, pressure from IRA thug Harry, an opponent of the burgeoning peace process, threatens to destroy everything they are working towards. (Columbia TriStar UK)
(more)Cast
![Daniel Day-Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/828/163828252_c73269.jpg)
Daniel Day-Lewis
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Gandhi (1982)
![Lorraine Pilkington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/355/162355750_ee1a76.jpg)
Lorraine Pilkington
Ireland
Best movies:
Human Traffic (1999)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
The Boxer (1997)
![Emily Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/527/163527514_533b47.jpg)
Emily Watson
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![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)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
![Brian Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269132_a9796e.jpg)
Brian Cox
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Braveheart (1995)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - a.f.
Peter Sheridan
Ireland
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
The Boxer (1997)
![Ken Stott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271402_0ca21b.jpg)
Ken Stott
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Mark Mulholland
UK
Best movies:
The Boxer (1997)
Far and Away (1992)
The McKenzie Break (1970)
![Tom Bell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188361_f70a94.gif)
Tom Bell
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
![Kenneth Cranham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343131_750edb.png)
Kenneth Cranham
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Valkyrie (2008)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Vinny Murphy
Ireland
Best movies:
The General (1998)
The Boxer (1997)
Savage (2009)
![Kirsten Sheridan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/829/157829442_df124e.jpg)
Kirsten Sheridan
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Boxer (1997)
Inspector Lewis (2006) (series)
![Paul Ronan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/364/364681_65de5e.jpg)
Paul Ronan
UK
Best movies:
The Boxer (1997)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Life's a Breeze (2013)
Jer O'Leary
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
My Left Foot (1989)
![David Hayman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/800/157800156_48cb0c.jpg)
David Hayman
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (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)
Eleanor Methven
UK
Best movies:
The Boxer (1997)
The Snapper (1993) (TV movie)
Disco Pigs (2001)
Des Braiden
Ireland
Best movies:
The Boxer (1997)
Evelyn (2002)
The Last of the High Kings (1996)
Michael James Ford
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Michael Collins (1996)
The Boxer (1997)