The Boxer

Director/co-writer Jim Sheridan revisits the turmoil of Northern Ireland with "In the Name of the Father" star Daniel Day-Lewis in this drama about Danny Flynn, an amateur fighter and ex-IRA member who returns home to Belfast after 14 years in prison. Hoping to resume his ring career-and his romance with his married ex-lover (Emily Watson)-Flynn's plans to reopen the local gym as a boxing club for Catholic and Protestant boys rouses the anger of IRA leaders. With Brian Cox, Ken Stott. 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.