The Break (A Further Gesture) (1997)

5.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Robert Dornhelm

Starring (View all)

Stephen Rea
Sean Dowd

Alfred Molina
Tulio

Rosana Pastor
Monica

Brendan Gleeson
Richard

Jorge Sanz
Paco

Pruitt Taylor Vince
Scott

Sean McGinley
Tommy Breen

Paul Ronan
Liam

Written by

Ronan Bennett
screenplay

Stephen Rea
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Description: Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets him stabbed, one of the restaurant employees takes him in and finds him medical care. As Dowd recovers in the flat of Tulio and Tulio's sister Monica, he realizes that these Guatemalan exiles share his rebellious principles. When he learns they are planning a political assassination, he offers to help. His attraction to Monica contributes to his willingness to volunteer. However, the cops are closing in on him: can he make the hit, protect hi ... (more)

Release date: 20 February 1998

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