
Love Lies Bleeding
1993-06-14 · 89 min · ★ 10.0
Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer. He finds only lies and intrigue surrounding her death, and he begins to realize that his lover was not what she seemed.
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- Directors
- Michael Winterbottom
- Production companies
- BBC Northern Ireland, Télécip
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Mark RylanceConn Ellis
Élisabeth BourgineSophie Alen
John KavanaghSean Kerrigan
Brendan GleesonThomas Macken
Tony DoyleGeordie Wilson
George ShaneGerry Ellis
James NesbittNiall
Stuart GrahamAlex Mallie
Tim LoaneRobinson
Michael LiebmanMarty
Bosco HoganRory McGinn
Marie JonesAunt Mairead
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