Cal (1984)

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Directed by

Pat O'Connor

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Helen Mirren
Marcella

John Lynch
Cal

Donal McCann
Shamie

John Kavanagh
Skeffington

Ray McAnally
Cyril Dunlop

Stevan Rimkus
Crilly

Catherine Gibson
Mrs. Morton

Louis Rolston
Dermot Ryan

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A sensitive Belfast boy, manipulated into violence by the IRA and persecuted by Catholic-haters finds a temporary haven -- first working on a country estate, and later in the arms of an Italian widow until political and religious retribution catches up with him.

Release date: 24 August 1984

Tags: Drama (2), Thriller (2), Romance (2), IRA (1), 1984 (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Warner Bros. (1), Sort (1), SnP (1)

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"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. This movie was adapted for the screen by Bernard MacLaverty from his 1983 novel. It is a good and interesting movie about the tension, distrust and senseless violence that characterised Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Pat O'Connor directs this drama with an appreciation for the small details which say more than words about"