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Love Lies Bleeding
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Love Lies Bleeding

1993-06-14 · 89 min · ★ 10.0

Drama · Thriller · TV Movie

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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Directors
Michael Winterbottom
Production companies
BBC Northern Ireland, Télécip
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mark RylanceMark RylanceConn Ellis
Élisabeth BourgineÉlisabeth BourgineSophie Alen
John KavanaghJohn KavanaghSean Kerrigan
Brendan GleesonBrendan GleesonThomas Macken
Tony DoyleTony DoyleGeordie Wilson
Robert PattersonArtie Flynn
George ShaneGeorge ShaneGerry Ellis
James NesbittJames NesbittNiall
Emma JordanLeyla
Stuart GrahamStuart GrahamAlex Mallie
Tim LoaneTim LoaneRobinson
James DurrellFrankie
Michael LiebmanMichael LiebmanMarty
Bosco HoganBosco HoganRory McGinn
Paula HamiltonSaeah Mallie
Victoria JamesonSiobhan Mallie
Margaret D'ArcyLily
Marie JonesMarie JonesAunt Mairead
Olivia NashAunt Annie
Alan McKeeAlan McKeeLibrarian

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