Resurrection Man

IMDb link: 0140508
IMDb rating: 5.4 (885 votes)
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: Stuart Townsend, Marc Evans
Cast: Brenda Fricker, David Williamson, George Shane and others

Release date: 13 Feb 1998
Release year: 1998
Runtime: 102 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Keywords: psychological thriller, murder, 1970s, journalist, protestant, ireland, hate crime, hatred, serial killer, belfast northern ireland

Plot:

Film based on the deeds of the Shankhill Butchers in 1970s Belfast, told as a retrospective. Victor Kelly is a criminal and ruthless murderer. He is the leader of a gang of men known as 'Resurrection Men'. Victor's cruelty makes him a local legend, both feared and venerated. On his trail is Ryan a journalist. Driven by his own personal demons and by an obsessive need to discover the truth about the 'Resurrection Men' he is putting himself at risk.

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