The Guard

The FBI are about to discover that things work a little differently around here.

20111h 36mNo ratings yet

Action
Crime
Thriller
Comedy

Overview

When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.

Keywords

buddy cop
rural area
prostitute
cops
drug smuggling
blackmail
ireland
irish

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 7, 2011
Original language: English
Spoken languages: Irish, English
Countries: Ireland
Production: Element Pictures,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,UK Film Council,Aegis Film Fund,Prescience,Crescendo Productions,Reprisal Films,EDS Pictures
Cast: Brendan Gleeson,Don Cheadle,Liam Cunningham,Mark Strong,Katarina Čas,David Wilmot,Rory Keenan,Laurence Kinlan,Dominique McElligott,Sarah Greeneand 11 more
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Writer: John Michael McDonagh
Producer: Flora Fernández-Marengo,Chris Clark,Andrew Lowe,Ed Guiney,Martin McDonagh
Cinematography: Larry Smith
Music: John Convertino,Joey Burns,Calexico
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $19,560,274
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt1540133