The Big Issue

Kerry Condon ‘SOMETIMES EMPATHY CAN BE A LITTLE CRIPPLING’

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.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Big Issue

The Big Issue4 min readWorld
Making Your Mind Up About The Politics Of A Song Contest
Israel is still, at time of writing, expected to compete at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There had been some suggestion that Eden Golan’s entry October Rain was, with its references to the 7 October terror attacks, in breach of the contest’s
The Big Issue5 min read
Taylor Swift’$ Eras Tour Is A Statistician’s Fever Dream, With Eye-bulging Numbers Raining Down Like A Ticker Tape Parade.
POLLSTAR, the live music business publication that tracks concert revenues, had already hailed Eras as the first billion-dollar tour for its US leg (running intermittently from March to August last year) where she sold 4.3 million tickets, with an av
The Big Issue4 min read
Stephen ‘ FILMMAKING HAS AN INCREDIBLE CAPACITY TO BE A TOOL IN RECOVERY’
A group of Liverpudlians sit in a circle, discussing their experiences of addiction. Then the camera zooms out. This is not a therapy session, but a read-through. The scene captures the essence of Stephen, the new feature film by Melanie Manchot. Its

Related Books & Audiobooks