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  1. Movies
  2. As the Beast Sleeps

As the Beast Sleeps

2002
1h 15m
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

2002

Runtime

1h 15m

Storyline

"When the political leadership of the Ulster Defence Association bans paramilitary activity, the teams groomed for fighting face a drastic change in lifestyle."

Kyle is loyal to his wife, his best mate and his boss in the Ulster Defence Union – and they love him as a husband, a brother and a son – but, with changing times and the emerging peace process, Kyle finds himself lost in the shadows of transition, uncertainty, and betrayal. In a world turned upside down, peace and brutality walk side-by-side, while love and loyalty are sacrificed to the new order. "As the Beast Sleeps" is set in Belfast's Protestant Rathcoole housing estate and explores with an up-to-the-minute urgency, the fragmentation within an extended family of loyalists in the context of the current cease-fire.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Feb 3, 2002
Languages
English
Director
Harry Bradbeer
Harry Bradbeer
Production
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Official Website

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

Stuart Graham

Stuart Graham

Kyle

Patrick O'Kane

Patrick O'Kane

Freddie

Laine Megaw

Sandra

Daniel McGrady

Joe

Conor Grimes

Dougie

Alan McKee

Alan McKee

Mac

Lalor Roddy

Lalor Roddy

Heck

Gerard Jordan

Gerard Jordan

Soup

Michael Liebman

Michael Liebman

Bap

Packy Lee

Packy Lee

Wee Rab

Frank McCusker

Frank McCusker

Bap

Moya O'Hara

Sadie

Sean Kearns

Sean Kearns

Norman

Dick Holland

Herbie

Colum Convey

Colum Convey

Larry

David Hayman

David Hayman

Alec

Tom Magill

Al

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Browner

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