Jack Gleeson (left) and Liam Neeson in "In the Land of Saints and Sinners" --LIONSGATE PLAY
Liam Neeson flexes his dramatic chops in the Irish action-thriller film “In the Land of Saints and Sinners,” which began streaming on Lionsgate Play last Sept. 13.
In the film, Neeson plays Finbar Murphy, a retired hitman seeking a quiet life in a secluded coastal town. However, his peaceful existence is threatened when a sinister band of terrorists, led by the cunning Doirean (Kerry Condon) descends upon the village.
Reality
As the violence of 1970s Ireland descends on the quiet town, Finbar has little choice but to return to his old ways. Cast includes Jack Gleeson, who plays a young hitman who sees Finbar as a mentor.
Neeson told The Hollywood Reporter what it was like in those days: “I remember a lot … My hometown was 30 miles outside Belfast, but I was at university then, in 1971 and ’72. It was bad. You could hear bombs going off, drive-by shootings and stuff. It was a very nasty time for everybody. So, it’s interesting to do a film like this, which is entertainment and yet, it’s based on a reality that happened.”
