A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

Year: 1987

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: English

Director: Mike Hodges

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Freedom always comes at a price. IRA assassin Martin is spotted by a Catholic priest while carrying out a killing. A tentative friendship develops between Martin, the priest, and the priest’s young niece. However, Martin’s violent past and his former employers soon threaten all of their lives.

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