The Boxer

Danny Flynn is released from prison in Belfast after fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. He is determined to avoid the bloodshed that was inherent in his political past and to build a new life in his old home. He starts a gym to train young boxers like himself, with no political or sectarian ties and renews his relationship with the woman he left behind when imprisoned. But his relationship to the past refuses to let him live a life of peace., An Irish boxer imprisoned for 14 years attempts a return to the ring—and to his ex-love—over the protests of his former IRA cohorts., Danny Flynn is released from prison in Belfast after fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. He is determined to avoid the bloodshed that was inherent in his political past and to build a new life in his old home. He starts a gym to train young boxers like himself, with no political or sectarian ties, and renews his relationship with the woman he left behind when imprisoned. But his relationship to the past refuses to let him live a life of peace., A compelling movie set against the background of unquestioned loyalty to the ties of both family and tradition., Young Danny Flynn is released from prison after 14 years after taking the rap for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood., Powerful drama about an ex-IRA man who returns to Belfast to rebuild his life after 14 years behind bars. He finds his old sweetheart married to his best friend, who is now also imprisoned for terrorism. As he tries establish a career as a fighter and boxing coach, his old feelings for the woman are rekindled and returned. Friends, family and political players watch their every move, and the threat of sectarian violence looms., Powerful drama about an ex-IRA man who returns to Belfast to rebuild his life after 14 years behind bars. On his homecoming, he finds his old sweetheart married to his best friend, who is now also imprisoned for terrorism, as he tries to establish a career as a fighter and boxing coach. His old feelings for the woman are rekindled, however, as friends, family and political players watch their every move and the threat of renewed violence looms., Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) co-scripted (with Terry George) and directed this drama about an Irish professional fighter. Filmed in Dublin., Danny returns to Belfast, after 14 years in prison for an IRA crime, to find his girl married to his friend. Danny rebuilds his life as a boxer and starts to remember his old feelings for Maggie. Sheridan’s third film with Day-Lewis after My Left Foot and In The Name Of The Father., After 14 years in prison, a former member of the IRA returns to his neighborhood in Belfast to rebuild his life and restore his dignity in the boxing ring – despite the personal, cultural and political turmoil that surrounds him. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley, Eleanor Methven, Ciaran Fitzgerald, David McBlain, Damien Denny, Clayon Stewart, Kenneth Cranham.