by Paul Brenner
synopsis
Writer/director Neil Jordan's debut feature is a tense thriller played out amid the violence in Northern Ireland. Stephen Rea stars as Danny, a saxophone player in a traveling band who witnesses the brutal murders of the manager of the band (who is involved in some extortion payoffs) and a deaf and dumb girl, who has seen the killing of the manager. After observing these cold-blooded executions, Danny becomes obsessed with hunting down the killers. His obsession develops into a murderous rage so intense that he ends up becoming as heartless a killer as the people he is trying to find.
characteristics
- High Historical Importance
- Avenge
- Murder
- Revenge
- Retaliation
- Vendetta
- Vengeance
- Retribution
- Vigilante
- Witness
- Eyewitness
- Kill
- Irish [nationality]
- Obsessive Quests
- Music
