The film is based on a true story. In the 1980s, Martin McGartland, a young man living in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, made a living by stealing things and reselling them all day long, because the work was taken by the Puritans, and as a Catholic, he could only make a living. As a punk with no party or political ideology, he is the target of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the British secret police. Both sides want him to join in and do things for himself. Martin witnessed the abuse of the IRA's lynching, and was heartbroken. He decided to work for the British Secret Police, joined the IRA on the surface, and secretly provided the police with the IRA's action plan. For this, he can also be paid handsomely. But the danger is always there, and he must hide himself from the IRA, or he will not only be lynched but also die. For two years, according to his intelligence, at least 50 British police officers have been spared from death. But the fire could not be contained in the paper, and he was eventually discovered by the IRA, but this time it was the British police who betrayed him. In desperation, he had to start his life in exile. He had to change his name every month. He couldn't see his family again. Although he was hiding, he could not avoid being discovered. He was shot six times by the IRA killer. But stubbornly survived. He is said to be still alive, but still living a life of evasion. Because countless people wanted him to die, but at least 50 people and their families were saved because of his intelligence.
This is another part of the split and anti-secession, resistance and espionage films. But what we see more is the ugliness of politics. The original gangsters came out to work for the government because of their sense of justice and did not want to see more people die; organizations that claimed justice were killing innocent people for their own interests; governments that claimed to be orthodox betrayed their citizens because of dirty politics. So there is no orthodoxy, no justice, only dirty business and politics.
The film is biographical, so there are not too many exaggerated editing. In order to increase the sense of reality, a lot of tracking and shooting techniques are used, and the sound effects are also very simple. In addition, the Northern Irish and British accents of the actors are really difficult to understand.
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