Angel

1982, 88 minutes, Rated R

Angel is the brilliant writing and directorial debut from Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game) and stars Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Fever Pitch) as Danny, a young and talented saxophone player. Danny witnesses the killing of his band manager when three masked terrorists bomb a dance-hall where his band had been playing. A young girl he met during the night wanders on to the scene and is shot in turn.

Using only his wits and the information he has observed during this traumatic event Danny embarks on a nightmare journey of vengeance, that comes slowly to dominate him, his music, his friendships and his love for Deidre, the dance band's glamorous singer.

As Danny tracks down each of the assassins, he finds human beings whose lives - like his - have been ravaged by the fatal lure of violence as a solution to human problems.