prison,sports,politics,boxer,love

The Boxer (1997)

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Love is always worth fighting for.

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jim Sheridan
  • Profile picture of Daniel Day-Lewis
    Danny Flynn Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Profile picture of Emily Watson
    Maggie Hamill Emily Watson
  • Profile picture of Brian Cox
    Joe Hamill Brian Cox
  • Profile picture of Ken Stott
    Ike Weir Ken Stott
  • Profile picture of Gerard McSorley
    Harry Gerard McSorley
  • Profile picture of David Hayman
    Joe Hamill's Aide David Hayman
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Cranham
    Matt MaGuire Kenneth Cranham
  • Profile picture of Lorraine Pilkington
    Bride Lorraine Pilkington

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Keywords

  • prison
  • sports
  • politics
  • boxer
  • love