The Boxer

 

Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox
Universal Pictures;
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Rated R; 114 minutes; 1998

  
Academy Award® -winner Daniel Day-Lewis and Academy Award® -nominee Emily Watson star in THE BOXER, a poignant love story set in Belfast. After 14 years in prison, former IRA member and professional boxer Danny Flynn is returning to the neighborhood. Attempting to resolve various conflicts in his life, he seeks out his former lover Maggie, who is raising a teenage son by Danny’s best friend.

 

 “Powerful. Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson are brilliant.”
 — Sara Edwards, NBC NEWS CHANNEL

“Beautifully and sensitively acted, skillfully directed and written by Jim Sheridan.”
— Rex Reed, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER

“A haunting love story.”
— Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE		  

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