When the Sky Falls

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Original title: When the Sky Falls
Year: 2000
Running time: 107 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: John Mackenzie
Screenwriter: Ronan Gallagher, Colum McCann, Michael Sheridan
Music: Pol Brennan
Cinematography: Seamus Deasy
Cast: Joan Allen, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin McNally, Jimmy Smallhorne, Mannix Flynn, Jason Barry, Owen Roe, Paul Hickey
Producer: Co-production United Kingdom-Ireland-United States;
Bord Scannán Na Héireann, Icon Productions, Irish Screen, Redeemable Features
Genre: Drama. Mystery | Journalism
Synopsis / Plot: Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton (Joan Allen), who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the sytem, a police consort (Patrick Bergin) is ineffectual at aiding her despite trying to step outside of the normal bounds. Kevin McNally plays her husband, who hates her activities and the danger in which she places herself. Nonetheless, he grudgingly admires her persistence and encourages her investigation. Gerard Mannix Flynn is the ruthless crime lord and Jimmy Smallhome is a small-time gangster who convinces Hamilton he is acting as her snitch.

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