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 brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
Samantha Morton
Ross McDade
Richard Harris
Gabriel Byrne
John Lynch
Dearbhla Molloy
Ian McElhinney
Marc O'Shea
Stella McCusker
Mary McGuckian
Des McAleer
James Nesbitt
Jim Sheridan
Richard Leaf
Caolan Byrne
Brian Kennedy
Liam Bradley
Eddie Lee
Elizabeth Clarke
Sandra Galloghly
Jim O'Connor
Poll Moussoulides
Phil De Glas
Daniel Matthew Bolton
David Lodin Doyle
Lorcan Byrne
Alan Conway
Patrick Fagan
James Murphy
Stephen O'Reilly
Karl Smith
Barney McGuckian
Margaret McGuckian
Sean Barnett
Tamsin Greig
Gerard Murphy
Maggie Shevlin