Movie Description
As the Beast Sleeps
(2002)Overview
Kyle is loyal to his wife, his best mate and his boss in the Ulster Defence Union – and they love him as a husband, a brother and a son – but, with changing times and the emerging peace process, Kyle finds himself lost in the shadows of transition, uncertainty, and betrayal. In a world turned upside down, peace and brutality walk side-by-side, while love and loyalty are sacrificed to the new order. "As the Beast Sleeps" is set in Belfast's Protestant Rathcoole housing estate and explores with an up-to-the-minute urgency, the fragmentation within an extended family of loyalists in the context of the current cease-fire.
Featured Crew
- Director : Harry Bradbeer
- Producer : Anthony Rowe,Robert Cooper
- Writer : Gary Mitchell
- Editor : Paul Endacott
- Cast : Stuart Graham,Patrick O'Kane,Laine Megaw,Daniel McGrady,Conor Grimes,Alan McKee,Lalor Roddy,Gerard Jordan,Michael Liebman,Packy Lee,Frank McCusker,Moya O'Hara,Sean Kearns,Dick Holland,Colum Convey,David Hayman,Tom Magill,Tom Collins
Cast
Kyle
Freddie
Sandra
Joe
Dougie
Mac
Heck
Soup
Bap
Wee Rab
Bap
Sadie
Norman
Herbie
Larry
Alec
Al
Browner
Facts
Original TitleAs the Beast Sleeps
Status Released
Release Information
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2002-02-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 15m
Homepagehttp://www.troublesarchive.com/artforms/film-and-television/piece/as-the-beast-sleeps
Production CompaniesBBC Northern Ireland
Genres
- Drama
