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The Crying Game is a 1992 crime thriller film about an IRA volunteer who falls in love with the lover of a British soldier he kidnapped and killed. The film explores themes of race, sex, nationality, and sexuality, and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film and the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA falls in love with a transgender hairdresser in London. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 1992 Oscar-winning film.
- (60K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Neil Jordan
- 1993-02-19
Dec 18, 1992 · Neil Jordan‘s “The Crying Game” keeps us involved and committed through one plot twist after another. It’s one of the best films of 1992.
Irish Republican Army member Fergus (Stephen Rea) forms an unexpected bond with Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the...
- (74)
- Neil Jordan
- R
- Stephen Rea
An unlikely friendship develops between a kidnapped British soldier and his captor, an IRA volunteer named Fergus. When the hostage-taking ends up going horr...
- 2 min
- 237.9K
- Miramax
A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA befriends his captor, who is also his lover's transgender ex-boyfriend. The plot summary of the acclaimed drama film by Neil Jordan, starring Stephen Rea, Forest Whitaker and Jaye Davidson.
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Nov 27, 1992 · Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out.
