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A Further Gesture

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During a jailbreak, Irish Republican Army terrorist Sean Dowd (Stephen Rea) is one of the few to escape. After fleeing to New York City, he gets a dishwashing job and avoids other Irishmen. There, Dowd intervenes in a fight at his building and is stabbed by the junkie he was defending. His co-workers, Guatemalan refugees Tulio (Alfred Molina) and his sister, Monica (Rosana Pastor), take him in while he heals. When they tell him they're plotting a political assassination, Dowd offers to help.

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Ryan Gilbey Independent (UK) 03/28/2019
3/5
The film is over-ambitious, yet the confident direction of Robert Dornhelm helps it hang together. Go to Full Review Matthew Sweet Independent on Sunday 03/28/2019
It's a political thriller from which all the politics has been carefully spooned. Go to Full Review Ed Kelleher Film Journal International 01/03/2007
Andrzej Sekula's cinematography is a poetic, masterful presence. Go to Full Review Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses 10/03/2006
3/5
full review in Greek Go to Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile 06/13/2006
The two central characters are not the only ones who wish things had been different. I, for one, would have liked to laugh. Or cry. Or at least be entertained. Go to Full Review Brandon Judell Critics Inc./America Online 04/09/2003
if you haven't seen a film this month with an ex IRA hero, you won't go wrong with "The Break." Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Dornhelm

Director

Stephen Rea

Sean Dowd

Alfred Molina

Tulio

Rosana Pastor

Monica

Brendan Gleeson

Richard

Jorge Sanz

Paco

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Movie Info

Synopsis During a jailbreak, Irish Republican Army terrorist Sean Dowd (Stephen Rea) is one of the few to escape. After fleeing to New York City, he gets a dishwashing job and avoids other Irishmen. There, Dowd intervenes in a fight at his building and is stabbed by the junkie he was defending. His co-workers, Guatemalan refugees Tulio (Alfred Molina) and his sister, Monica (Rosana Pastor), take him in while he heals. When they tell him they're plotting a political assassination, Dowd offers to help.
Director
Robert Dornhelm
Producer
Chris Curling
Screenwriter
Ronan Bennett, Stephen Rea
Distributor
Castle Hill Productions
Production Co
Channel Four Films, Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft (NDF)
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 20, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo