Sad & tragic story involving 2 brothers during the 1920 Irish Revolution in Dublin.

Rating: 10/10 (3 September 2009)

Ken Loach had directed one of his very best films here. Paul Laverty wrote the excellent & realistic screenplay.
The script concentrates on only one group of Freedom Fighters of the IRA, who helped drive the 'Brits' out of Ireland . & the ensuing tragic events that followed.
Cillian Murphy & Padraic Delaney are brothers; Damien & Teddy.Orla Fitzgerald is Sinead playing Damiens love interest.
The acting by these 3 & the entire cast is excellent.
This is a sad tragic story but it is very realistically told & made. There is very little humour,there was nothing funny about that time.
I did hear similar tales as a young lad growing up in NYC, we had neighbors who lived in Dublin those 'troubled times'.
The film had a limited run in the US in 2007, playing in about 40 theatres.
TYPICAL great films like this play next to nowhere.
trashy comedies play in 3000 theatres.
If you have Showtime it will be playing this month Sept 2009)
otherwise rent it.it is a sad film but very worthwhile.
Ratings; **** (out of 4) 98 points(out of 100) IMDb 10 (out of 10)
PS I am not of Irish extraction except on March 17 th.