

“Love is always worth fighting for.”
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Daniel Day-Lewis
Danny Flynn
Lead
Emily Watson
Maggie Hamill

Brian Cox
Joe Hamill

Ken Stott
Ike Weir

Gerard McSorley
Harry

David Hayman
Joe Hamill's Aide

Kenneth Cranham
Matt MaGuire

Lorraine Pilkington
Bride
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Sheridan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Boxer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”