Yes, it’s another film where Liam Neeson’s armed with a gun on the poster. But In the Land of Saints and Sinners, coming to Netflix this week, is more thoughtful and grounded than most. As a gang of terrorists hide out in a small village in County Donegal, they cross paths with Neeson’s Finbar Murphy, a former hitman pulled out of retirement to defend his community, and perhaps find redemption along the way.
The film stars Irish acting royalty including Ciarán Hinds, Colm Meaney and ’ Jack Gleeson, all facing off, which earned Condon an Oscar nomination. She calls The Big Issue from Abu Dhabi, where she’s filming a Formula 1 film with Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and Lewis Hamilton as himself.