The Crying Game
Directed by Neil Jordan
Monday, April 1, 2002
Amherst College Campus Center Theater
7 PM
A complicated thriller about an IRA volunteer named Fergus who befriends a British soldier being held hostage only to become involved later with the soldier's lover. Fergus attempts to return to civilian life, but is sought out by his former compatriots who force him to participate in the assassination of a government official. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as many other nominations and awards for Jordan, Stephen Rea (leading actor), and Miranda Richardson (supporting actress).
In English. (UK, 1992; color, 112m)
Part of the "At Human Cost" film series presented in conjunction with "The Culture of Violence" exhibit on display at the University Museum of Contemporary Art. |
