A Further Gesture

R

Released Feb 20, 1998

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

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67%

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6 Reviews

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)

The film is over-ambitious, yet the confident direction of Robert Dornhelm helps it hang together.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 28, 2019

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Matthew Sweet

Independent on Sunday

It's a political thriller from which all the politics has been carefully spooned.

Mar 28, 2019

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Ed Kelleher

Film Journal International

Andrzej Sekula's cinematography is a poetic, masterful presence.

Jan 3, 2007

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

full review in Greek

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2006

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

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.

Jun 13, 2006

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Brandon Judell

Critics Inc./America Online

if you haven't seen a film this month with an ex IRA hero, you won't go wrong with "The Break."

Apr 9, 2003

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Alfred Molina

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Rosana Pastor

Monica

Brendan Gleeson

Richard

Jorge Sanz

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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