Terrific historical film

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2007)

I am from Ottawa, Canada and I am not familiar much with Irish history. I found this film to be a compelling drama about two brothers heavily involved with the 1920 Irish uprising that eventually led to establishment of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I watched the DVD and I found the commentary by the director was excellent filling in a lot of historical points. While there is lot of politics, it is not over done.
The script was interesting. The acting was quite well done. If I had a quibble, the DVD should have had English sub-titles as it was not always easy to follow the conversation. However, all in all, a very well done film.