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Movie Info
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Director -
Ken Loach -
Producer -
Rebecca O'Brien -
Screenwriter -
Paul Laverty -
Production Co -
UK Film Council , Irish Film Board , TV3 Ireland , Tornasol Films S.A. , Cineart -
Genre -
History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Mar 16, 2007 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 10, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.8M -
Runtime -
2h 6m