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The Crying Game is a 1992 drama, romance, and crime film directed and written by Neil Jordan. The cast includes Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, and Forest Whitaker. Produced by Stephen Woolley and Nick Powell, the film was produced by Film4 Productions, Palace Pictures, Nippon Film Development and Finance Inc., Eurotrustees, and Channel Four Films. It originated from the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Republic of Ireland, with filming taking place in London. The narrative is set in London and Northern Ireland and deals with The Troubles and the Irish Republican Army.
The film has a runtime of 107 minutes according to one source and 112 minutes according to others. It was released on September 2, 1992, and December 10, 1992. The movie received an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and was named to the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. It received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. The film has a TMDb vote average of 6.85 based on 846 votes and an IMDb rating of 7.2 based on 63,396 votes.
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6.8Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Cast
- Stephen Rea as Fergus
- Miranda Richardson as Jude
- Jaye Davidson as Dil
- Forest Whitaker as Jody
- Adrian Dunbar as Maguire
- Breffni McKenna as Tinker
Themes
- love of one's life
- transsexuality
- hostage
- secret identity
- british army
- northern ireland
- betrayal
- teenage crush
- soldier
- ira (irish republican army)
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neil Jordan
- Written by
- Neil Jordan
- Produced by
- Stephen Woolley Nik Powell
- Starring
- Stephen Rea Miranda Richardson Jaye Davidson Forest Whitaker
- Cinematography
- Ian Wilson
- Edited by
- Kant Pan
- Music by
- Anne Dudley
- Production companies
- Palace Pictures Channel Four Films British Screen Nippon Film Development
- Distributed by
- Palace Pictures
- Release dates
- 2 September 1992 ( 1992-09-02 ) ( Venice ) 30 October 1992 ( 1992-10-30 ) (U.K.) 19 June 1993 ( 1993-06-19 ) (Japan)
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom Japan
- Language
- English
- Budget
- £ 2.3 million
- Box office
- $71 million
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Irish Republican Army
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Screenwriter
- Neil Jordan
- Cast member
- Ralph Brown
- Composer
- Anne Dudley
- Production company
- Film4 Productions
- Cinematographer
- Ian Wilson
- Narrative location
- Northern Ireland
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 417424
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-crying-game
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- publication date
- 1992-09-02
- title
- The Crying Game
- executive producer
- Nick Powell
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.2/10
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Encyclopedic overview
The Crying Game is a 1992 crime thriller film, written and directed by Neil Jordan, produced by Stephen Woolley and Nik Powell, and starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Adrian Dunbar, Ralph Brown, and Forest Whitaker. The film explores themes of race, sex, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The film follows Fergus (Rea), a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He develops a brief but meaningful connection with a black British soldier, Jody (Whitaker), who asks him to look after his girlfriend, Dil (Davidson). After Jody's death, Fergus finds Dil, and the two develop an unexpected romantic relationship.
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