Brilliantly blending psychological thriller with engrossing love story, The Crying Game offers an incisive look at loyalty, desire and violence. Winner of an Oscar® for Best Screenplay, it undoubtedly ranks amongst writer-director Neil Jordan's (Mona Lisa, The End of the Affair) finest achievements.
Fergus (Stephen Rea, V For Vendetta) is an IRA "volunteer" who reluctantly takes part in the kidnapping of a black British soldier, Jody (Forest Whitaker, Ghost Dog, Panic Room), stationed in Northern Ireland. An uneasy friendship develops and a promise is made that should Jody die, Fergus will look in on his girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson). After Jody is killed trying to escape, Fergus...
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