Paul Ronan Movies
- 1999
Political tensions in Northern Ireland are at their peak in 1991 when Brendan (Paul Ronan) decides he's had enough. He leaves the land of his birth to move to the United States, planning to stay with his cousin Sean (Ronan Carr), who lives in New York City. Brendan discovers a bit too late that the troubles he was hoping to leave behind have followed him across the water: Sean works with the Irish Republican Army in the United States, and Brendan is forced to help him with a gun-running scheme, alongside Sean's comrades Paul (Paul Clarke) and Mickey (Mickey McGloine), two men known more for their muscle than their stability. A dangerous situation becomes almost suicidal for Brendan when he falls in love with Paul's wife (Jennry Conroy). Exiled was given an enthusiastic reception in its screenings at the 1999 Galway Film Festival in Ireland. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Paul Ronan, Ronan Carr, (more)
A policeman plays Good Samaritan to a visitor from Ireland, only to discover that he has a potentially deadly secret. Belfast-born Frankie McGuire (Brad Pitt) saw his father gunned down by enemy soldiers at the age of eight, and when he grew up he joined the Irish Republican Army, determined that one day his father's death would be avenged. An especially ruthless "volunteer," Frankie is responsible for the death of 13 British soldiers and 11 policemen. After a particularly bloody battle, Frankie sails to the United States in a ragged tugboat he has restored; with a huge bundle of cash, Frankie intends to buy a stock of Stinger missiles from an underground arms dealer in America, Billy Burke (Treat Williams). Upon arrival in New York, Frankie is met by a judge who is sympathetic to the IRA's cause and who arranges a place for him to stay. Using the name Rory Devaney, Frankie moves into the home of Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford), a scrupulously honest cop. Tom is already in the midst of a personal crisis; his friend and partner Edwin Diaz (Ruben Blades) recently shot a man that he knew was unarmed in the line of duty, and while Edwin wants Tom to help him cover up the matter, Tom's conscience will not allow it. When Tom begins to realize that "Rory" is not simply a man running from the violence of his homeland, he's torn between his sympathy for Frankie's tragic childhood and his desire to see justice served and prevent needless death in Ireland. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, (more)
