Set in Northern Ireland. Cal, fascinated with older, widowed Marcella (Helen Mirren), follows her home from the library, watches her at Mass, and insinuates himself into her life, despite guilt over his involvement with the IRA murder of her Protestant husband. Marcella, feeling lonely and out-of-place with her in-laws, falls for the sensitive young man. Cal cannot extricate himself from the IRA, and eventually, the inevitable moment arrives. Intelligent, moving film. Mirren's performance is one of her best.
