This Is the Sea (1997)
The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan (leader in militant underground and pal of Malachy's brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
- Date of release
- 1997-09-15
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Mary McGuckian
Casting
- Samantha Morton — Hazel Stokes
- Ross McDade — Malachy McAliskey
- Richard Harris — Old Man Jacobs
- Gabriel Byrne — Rohan
- John Lynch — Padhar McAliskey
- Dearbhla Molloy — Ma Stokes
- Ian McElhinney — Da Stokes
- Marc O'Shea — Jef Stokes
- Stella McCusker — Ma McAliskey
- Mary McGuckian — Cathy
- Des McAleer — Inspector Wilson
- James Nesbitt — Constable Hubert Porter
Interesting facts
This Is the Sea is a 1997 British-Irish film directed and written by Mary McGuckian and produced by Michael Garland. It is a romance film, focusing on the relationship between the character Hazel Stokes, played by Samantha Morton, and Malachy McAliskey, played by Ross McDade.
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