This Is the Sea

Plot

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 ... read more

  • Mary McGuckian

    Director

  • Mary McGuckian

    Screenplay

  • Des Whelan

    Director of Photography

  • Alan Duffy

    Editor

  • Kant Pan

    Editor

  • 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

  • Jim Sheridan

    Station Master

  • Richard Leaf

    Pastor Lamthorn

  • Caolan Byrne

    Ezeldel Lamthorn

  • Brian Kennedy

    Singer in Bar

  • Liam Bradley

    Bass Player in Bar

  • Eddie Lee

    Drummer in Bar

  • Elizabeth Clarke

    Nurse

  • Sandra Galloghly

    Nurse

  • Jim O'Connor

    Porter

  • Poll Moussoulides

    Auctioneer

  • Phil De Glas

    Busker

  • Daniel Matthew Bolton

    Baby

  • David Lodin Doyle

    Baby

  • Lorcan Byrne

    Guard of Honour

  • Alan Conway

    Guard of Honour

  • Patrick Fagan

    Guard of Honour

  • James Murphy

    Guard of Honour

  • Stephen O'Reilly

    Guard of Honour

  • Karl Smith

    Guard of Honour

  • Barney McGuckian

    Priest

  • Margaret McGuckian

    Mrs. Pready

  • Sean Barnett

    (voice)

  • Tamsin Greig

    (voice)

  • Gerard Murphy

    (voice)

  • Maggie Shevlin

    (voice)

  • Runtime

    100 minutes

    Released

    1997-09-15

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    Ireland

    Studios

    First Look International

    Overseas FilmGroup

    Pembridge Pictures

    Sound

  • Brian Kennedy

    Original Music Composer

  • Mike Scott

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    77 days ago

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