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The Guard is a irlandais film of genre Thriller directed by John Michael McDonagh released in USA on 29 july 2011 with Brendan Gleeson
The Guard (2011)
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Add to a movie listThe Guard is a 2011 English-language Irish comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham.
It is the most successful Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) that previously held this status.
Synopsis
Gerry Boyle (Gleeson) is a Sergeant in the Garda Síochána, stationed in the Connemara Gaeltacht of western Ireland. He is crass, confrontational, and regularly indulges in alcohol, narcotics, and prostitutes while on duty. Despite this, Sgt. Boyle lives by a very strict ethical code and shows love and concern for his ailing mother, Eileen (Flanagan).Actors
Brendan Gleeson
(Sergeant Gerry Boyle)
Don Cheadle
(FBI agent Wendell Everett)
Mark Strong
(Clive Cornell)
Liam Cunningham
(Francis Sheehy)
Fionnula Flanagan
(Eileen Boyle)
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