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2014 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 6.8 · 90% critics
During a riot in 1970s Belfast, a young British soldier is accidentally left behind and must navigate hostile streets to reach safety. Injured and disoriented, he faces shifting loyalties and escalating danger as the night closes in and every encounter could turn threatening.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,222 votes)
- Box office
- $3,062,178
About
If you want an intense, on-the-run survival thriller set amid real political unrest, this delivers a grim, immersive night of danger; Not for you if you dislike bleak violence, murky factions, or prefer the cleaner crime-drama feel of A Most Violent Year.
Pros: relentless tension; gritty realism; balanced view of sides | Cons: can feel confusing; thin character backstory; a few forced coincidences
Themes
- 1970s
- riot
- northern ireland
- survival
- soldier
- ira (irish republican army)
- explosion
- combat
- belfast, north ireland
- abandoned
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jack O'Connell
as Gary Hook
Sean Harris
as Captain Sandy Browning
Paul Anderson
as Sergeant Leslie Lewis
Sam Reid
as Lt. Armitage
Sam Hazeldine
as C.O.
Barry Keoghan
as Sean Bannon
Charlie Murphy
as Brigid
Richard Dormer
as Eamon
Killian Scott
as Quinn
Babou Ceesay
as Corporal
Directed by Yann Demange