In conversation with The Crying Game cast: 'Gene Hackman was in love with Dil' | BFI
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The film-makers behind The Crying Game, writer-director Neil Jordan's Troubles-set thriller about an IRA hitman on the run, visit the BFI Southbank to talk to host Jane Giles about The Crying Game's release at the time of IRA bombings, its popularity in America and how a Hollywood legend took a shine to the film's transgender club singer, Dil. The Crying Game has its 25th anniversary in 2017. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/
The Crying Game
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.

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