CRYING GAME, THE

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• Release Year: 1992
• Genre: Crime, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: ON 100 CRITICS '10 BEST' LIST.; ; THE CRYING GAME is a Story about Love, Murder, Secrets and Seduction.; ; Jody, a British soldier is being held hostage in Ireland's South Armagh Country, by IRA terrorists Fergus and his fellow conspirators.; ; During his captivity, Jody reminisces about his life and Dil, the woman he loves, sharing his dreams with his captor.; ; Fergus is responsible for Jody's death. He runs away from his confederates to England to find Dil. A hairdresser by day, bar singer at night, Dil is unaware of the relationship between Jody, her dead lover and Fergus.; ; The two become close, oblivious that the past is closing in.; ; Set in the killing fields of Northern Ireland and seedy contemporary London 'The Crying Game' is tough and troubling yet filled with warmth and will.
• Cast: Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar, Breffni McKenna, Joe Savino, Birdy Sweeney, Jaye Davidson, Andrée Bernard, Ralph Brown, Tony Slattery, Jack Carr, Josephine White, Shar Campbell, Brian D. Coleman, Ray De-Haan, David Crionelly, Neil Jordan
• Director: Neil Jordan
• Runtime: 1:51
• Company: Lions Gate Entertainment, Miramax Films
• Media Format: movie