This Is the Sea (film)

Infobox Film
name = This Is the Sea


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caption = Promotional poster for "This Is the Sea".
director = Mary McGuckian
producer = Michael Garland
writer = Mary McGuckian
starring = Samantha Morton
Ross McDade
Gabriel Byrne
Richard Harris
music = Mike Scott
Brian Kennedy
cinematography = Des Whelan
editing =
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = 1997
runtime = 104
country = Ireland
language = English
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imdb_id = 0111416

"This Is the Sea" is an Irish film, released in 1997, directed and written by Mary McGuckian and produced by Michael Garland. It is a romance film, focusing on the relationship between the character Hazel Stokes, played by Samantha Morton, and Malachy McAliskey, played by Ross McDade. The two lovers live in Northern Ireland. Stokes is a Protestant, while McAliskey is Catholic. Their relationship is complicated by the spying of Stokes' brother Jef, played by Marc O'Shea, and by the attempts of Rohan, played by Gabriel Byrne, to recruit McAliskey into the Republican movement. The film also stars Richard Harris as Old Man Jacobs, an ally to the couple.

The film's title comes from the song "This Is the Sea" [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117912529?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=daniel+and+kimmel&display=daniel+kimmel This Is the Sea] . "Variety". URL accessed May 6 2006.] from the 1985 music album "This Is the Sea", by the folk-rock band The Waterboys. The film's soundtrack uses seven different Waterboys songs. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111416/soundtrack This Is the Sea soundtrack] . "IMDb". URL accessed May 5 2006.] Mike Scott, The Waterboys' lead singer, shares music credits for the film with singer Brian Kennedy.

Des Whelan is credited as Director of Photography.

External links

*imdb title|id=0111416|title=This Is the Sea
*rotten-tomatoes|id=this_is_the_sea|title=This Is the Sea
* [http://www.hollywood.com/movies/fulldetail/id/179840 Credit details] at Hollywood.com
* [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0312316860&id=AIgu-GvHYwMC&pg=PA611&lpg=PA611&dq=%22This+Is+the+Sea%22&sig=HAbMe_UvQAd-5OPVtBmHzcgvEcY TLA Video & DVD Guide 2004 review]

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