Directed by:
David CaffreyScreenplay:
Colin BatemanCinematography:
James WellandComposer:
Adrian JohnstonCast:
David Thewlis, Rachel Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Laura Fraser, Richard Gant, Bronagh Gallagher, Robert Lindsay, Ian McElhinney, Gerard Jordan, Paddy Rocks (more)Plots(1)
On the eve of near-future Northern Ireland's first general election, well-marketed reformer Michael Brinn (Robert Lindsay), a shoo-in for prime minister, has newspaper columnist Dan Starkey's dander up. Working the election beat alongside visiting Boston Globe writer Charles Parker (Richard Gant), Starkey (David Thewlis) watches his pointed barbs slide off Brinn's Teflon-coated backside. Drowning his troubles in drink in a Belfast park, Starkey invites beautiful art student Margaret (Laura Fraser) to a friend's party, unaware of her ties to both the IRA and to Brinn's political party. When Starkey's wife (Laine Megaw) catches him canoodling with Margaret, she kicks Starkey out and he ends up in Margaret's bed. When the girl turns up mortally wounded a mere day later, mouthing the words "divorcing Jack" just before her death rattle, Starkey finds himself a suspect in the murder. Donning a ridiculous wig and going on the lam, he must fend off a nationwide manhunt while tracing the connection between Margaret's death and the upcoming election. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rachel Griffiths
Australia
Best movies:
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Blow (2001)
Jason Isaacs
UK
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Laura Fraser
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
Left Luggage (1998)
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Richard Gant
USA
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Attica (1980) (TV movie)
Krush Groove (1985)
Bronagh Gallagher
UK
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Sinners (2002) (TV movie)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Robert Lindsay
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
Ian McElhinney
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
The Fall (2013) (series)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
Gerard Jordan
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
'71 (2014)
Paddy Rocks
Best movies:
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Starred Up (2013)
Behold the Lamb (2011)
B.J. Hogg
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Hunger (2008)
James Doran
Best movies:
50 Dead Men Walking (2008)
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Starred Up (2013)
Alan McKee
Best movies:
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Closing the Ring (2007)
Puckoon (2002)
Sean Caffrey
UK
Best movies:
Divorcing Jack (1998)
The Human Factor (1979)
Hold the Dream (1986) (TV movie)
Kitty Aldridge
Bahrain
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
A Room with a View (1985)
Maurice (1987)
Frank Mannion
Best movies:
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Birdy Sweeney
UK
Best movies:
The Crying Game (1992)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
The Snapper (1993) (TV movie)