Plot
An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus (Stephen Rea), an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude (Miranda Richardson), another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil (Jaye Davidson). Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there is something about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either.
Written by
Neil Jordan
Directed by
Neil Jordan
Crew
Production Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom, Japan
Production Companies
British Screen Productions, Eurotrustees, Nippon Film Development and Finance Inc., Palace Pictures, Channel Four Films
Languages
English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 46 nominations total