Love Lies Bleeding

Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer. He finds only lies and intrigue surrounding her death, and he begins to realize that his lover was not what she seemed.

Cast

Mark Rylance

as Conn Ellis

Élisabeth Bourgine

as Sophie Alen

John Kavanagh

as Sean Kerrigan

Brendan Gleeson

as Thomas Macken

Tony Doyle

as Geordie Wilson

Robert Patterson

as Artie Flynn

George Shane

as Gerry Ellis

James Nesbitt

as Niall

Emma Jordan

as Leyla

Stuart Graham

as Alex Mallie

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