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I'm not going to edit the plot summary until others have commented on this or I can find a further source, because I've only seen the film once, but I'm not at all sure that any of the British intelligence officers are "IRA double agents". It seems to me that the very strong implication is that they are playing the sides off against each other for their own purposes, rather than actually working for one or the other. Barnabypage (talk) 09:19, 16 March 2015 (UTC)Reply
Agree. It was explained that the IRA was fractured between two factions vying for control -- the old and the new. The newer faction being far more violent. I think the film portrayed the army using that to their advantage, but without actually caring which side they worked for at any given time. Divide and conquer. Also, there may have been profit in allowing guns to fall into one sides hands or the other. Whatever corruption was involved, I did not get the impression that Capt. Browning and the others really cared for the political/class/social implications of the long term struggle as long as they could pit the two IRA factions against each other. The real reasons were more sinister. Afterall, Browning wanted Hook dead as much as everyone else did, telling me he had no loyalty to any side Iwhether Catholic, Protestant or his own country) and that he did not want his corrupt enterprise disclosed any further (though the army knew) more than he cared about the right or wrong. I doubted Browning and his ilk were acting under orders, though the army turned a blind eye toward the incident leading to leaving Hook behind and Thomas' death. They seemed rogue to me.
Legaleze (talk) 14:38, 16 March 2015 (UTC)Reply
I saw the movie a while back and was confused by who was on who's side, especially with those two characters with the long hair and goatees. Here are some things I don't completely get: • How is Darren, the little boy, Gary Hook's brother? Does it explain that he's his brother? • I feel as if we should add more specific plot details, like Thommo's death and the names of the IRA members. - Theironminer (talk) 22:20, 18 March 2015 (UTC)Reply
I get the impression that the Protestant boy is an orphan and that Hook is taking him under his wing upon being discharged. RichardBond (talk) 13:31, 10 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
The Plot section is now 757 words. It needs to be trimmed to under 700 words per WP:FILMPLOT, which allows 400–700 words. Softlavender (talk) 05:14, 27 September 2016 (UTC)Reply