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Growing up in a Republican family in 1970s Belfast, Collette McVeigh’s childhood is shattered, and her family radicalized, when her brother is killed. Twenty years later—a single mother with her own young son—Collette is active in the IRA, along with her two surviving brothers.
added a running time of 96 minutes
changed the production status to Complete
Though Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall were once attached to star in the project, Marsh has set up-and-coming British actress Andrea Riseborough (Never Let Me Go, Brighton Rock) as the female lead and added Aidan Gillen (The Wire) and The X-Files star Gillian Anderson as support.
added Clive Owen to the credits
added Dublin, IE as a production location
added Gillian Anderson to the credits
added Aidan Gillen to the credits
added Andrea Riseborough to the credits
added Guy Pearce (Former) to the credits
changed the status of Rebecca Hall to Formerly In Talks
Rebecca Hall is in talks to star in an adaptation of Tom Bradby's tome "Shadow Dancer," currently in pre-production. Pic will be directed by "Man on a Wire" helmer James Marsh and is produced by Unanimous Pictures' Chris Coen. Ireland's Element Pictures is also on board to produce, along with Blighty's BBC ...
added Tom Bradby to the credits
added a synopsis
A young woman is a former IRA terrorist turned informer for MI5. When she is arrested over an aborted bombing attempt in London, she is forced to reveal her past if she wishes to see her children again.
added Wild Bunch as a production company
added BBC Films as a production company
added James Marsh to the credits
added Rebecca Hall (In Talks) to the credits
changed the production status to Pre-Production
created the movie profile
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