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Angel (1982)
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In Neil Jordan's remarkable first feature, Stephen Rea plays a saxophonist who embarks on a bloody trail of revenge after his business manager and a mute girl are gunned down by Irish gangsters. While the Troubles and the sectarian divide are always in the background, Jordan steers a hypnotic and often surreal path through Ulster's underworld, while Rea — “the Stan Getz of South Armagh” — is perfect as the equivocal hero whose quest becomes almost Arthurian. The actor would later star in Jordan's 1992 Oscar winner The Crying Game. AT
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Running time
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88min
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Country of origin
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Ire
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Genre
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Crime Thriller
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Alternate title
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Danny Boy
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Neil Jordan
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