Love Lies Bleeding

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Love Lies Bleeding

1993

1h 29m

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Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer. He finds only lies and intrigue surrounding her death, and he begins to realize that his lover was not what she seemed.

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36 members

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Mark Rylance

Conn Ellis

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Élisabeth Bourgine

Sophie Alen

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John Kavanagh

Sean Kerrigan

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Brendan Gleeson

Thomas Macken

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Tony Doyle

Geordie Wilson

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Robert Patterson

Artie Flynn

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George Shane

Gerry Ellis

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James Nesbitt

Niall

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Emma Jordan

Leyla

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Stuart Graham

Alex Mallie

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Tim Loane

Robinson

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James Durrell

Frankie

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Michael Liebman

Marty

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Bosco Hogan

Rory McGinn

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Paula Hamilton

Saeah Mallie

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Victoria Jameson

Siobhan Mallie

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Margaret D'Arcy

Lily

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Marie Jones

Aunt Mairead

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Olivia Nash

Aunt Annie

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Alan McKee

Librarian

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Gerard O'Hare

Paddy

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Kevin Treacy

Paddy's Son

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Simon Magill

Gunman at Supermarket

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Robert Semple

Abductor

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Liz Kennedy

Republican Activist

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David McBain

1st Gunman at Bluebell

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Seamus McPeak

2nd Gunman at Bluebell

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Bobby Stinton

Singer at Bluebell

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Sean Caffrey

Assistant Governor

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Alan Craig

Wing Governor

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John O'Hara

TV Announcer

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Patricia Wilkins

TV Announcer

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Sam Doyle

Prison Officer

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Joe Cauley

Prison Officer

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Michael Fieldhouse

Policeman

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Sean Kearns

Policeman

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