Mick O'Brien

A powerful story of the relationship between father and son, John and Eamon Doyle. It is set in rural Ireland during the 1950s, a period of mass emigration and social change. Young Irish emigrants, on arriving in America, have been enlisted and sent to fight in the Korean war. One of those emigrants, Luke Moran, dies in Korea and his home village is awash with rumours about the compensation the Moran family received upon Luke's death. John Doyle hears the rumours but remains silent. Ben Moran is John's arch-enemy, a feud traced back to the Irish Civil War. Eamon comforts and falls in love with Una Moran. His father feeling betrayed, blames Ben Moran for everything and is prepared to sacrifice Eamon in seeking vengeance as a contemporary Romeo and Juliet story unfolds.

Martin Cahill a grandi dans une cité pauvre de Dublin. Orphelin de père, il est envoyé en maison de redressement pour avoir volé de la nourriture. Abusé par les prêtres et la police, il rejette toute autorité et, devenu adulte, prend un malin plaisir à ridiculiser l’Église et les institutions. Son audace, son humour et sa générosité en ont fait une véritable légende. Mais un jour il vole les tableaux de la Russborough House. Il devient alors la proie du fisc et de la police... mais aussi de l'IRA...