Michael Collins (1996)

In the wake of a crushing defeat during the Easter Rising, Irish rebel Michael Collins emerges from the ashes, his spirit unbroken and his resolve firmer than ever. Neil Jordan's riveting historical biopic traces the relentless journey of this revolutionary, who wages a bitter guerrilla warfare against the formidable UK forces. Collins' tactics are as unconventional as they are ruthless, including urban guerilla strategies and the cold-blooded elimination of Irish informers and British intelligence agents. Torn between his belief in the cause and his growing unease with the violent path it necessitates, Collins stands as a man conflicively in the eye of a storm. By 1921, his dogged determination and relentless tactics force the British into negotiations. The Sinn Fein President, Eamon de Valera, thrusts upon Collins the heavy responsibility of representing Ireland in London. A reluctant envoy, Collins returns home with a bitter-sweet victory - a partitioned Ireland and an Irish Free State within the British Empire, rather than the Republic they had dreamed of. This compromise sparks outrage within his comrades. De Valera vilifies him, and he's repudiated by his lifelong friend Harry Boland, who discovers that his girlfriend, Kitty Kiernan, harbors feelings for Collins. The man who once led a united front against the UK now finds himself facing a civil war. The battle lines are drawn as Collins fights against those demanding an unyielding, absolute independence for all of Ireland. Michael Collins - the revolutionary, the negotiator, and the leader of the National Army during the Irish Civil War - stands at the heart of Ireland's tumultuous struggle for independence, etched forever in the annals of its history.

Michael Collins is a drama movie featuring Liam Neeson and directed by Neil Jordan.

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