

This Is the Sea
1997 · 100 min · Drama, Romance
The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan (leader in militant underground and pal of Malachy's brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
- Director
- Mary McGuckian
- Writer
- Mary McGuckian
- Released
- September 15, 1997
- Language
- English
Cast

Samantha Morton
Hazel Stokes
Ross McDade
Malachy McAliskey

Richard Harris
Old Man Jacobs

Gabriel Byrne
Rohan

John Lynch
Padhar McAliskey

Dearbhla Molloy
Ma Stokes

Ian McElhinney
Da Stokes
Marc O'Shea
Jef Stokes

Stella McCusker
Ma McAliskey
Mary McGuckian
Cathy

Des McAleer
Inspector Wilson

James Nesbitt
Constable Hubert Porter
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