''The Front Line'' is a 2006 Irish crime drama film directed and written by David Gleeson.

Plot

DR Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

working in a bank in

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

city whose family is kidnapped by a gang of criminals who force him to be the inside man on their robbery of the bank.

Cast

Eriq Ebouaney Eriq Ebouaney (born 3 October 1967) is a French actor. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film '' Lumumba'', as "Blacktie" in Brian De Palma's ''Femme Fatale'' and as "Ice" in the 2008 ...

as Joe Yumba *

Gerard McSorley Gerard McSorley (Irish: Gearóid Mac Somhairle; born 1 January 1950) is an Irish theatre, television and film actor. Early life He was born in the County Tyrone town of Omagh and, after attending a Christian Brothers school in his hometown, ...

as Detective Insp. Harbison *

James Frain James Frain is an English actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/CBC historical drama ''The Tudors'' (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama ''True Blood'' (2010), Warwick the Kingmaker in the BB ...

as Eddie Gilroy *

Fatou N'Diaye Fatou N'Diaye may refer to: * Fatou N'Diaye (actress), Senegalese actress * Fatou N'Diaye (basketball), French-Senegalese basketball player * Fatou Ndiaye Sow Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937 – 24/25 October 2004) was a Senegalese poet, teacher and chi ...

as Kala *

Hakeem Kae-Kazim Hakeem Kae-Kazim (born 1 October 1962) is a British actor and producer. He portrayed Georges Rutaganda in the film ''Hotel Rwanda'' (2004) and won a SAFTA for his performance in the film '' Riding with Sugar'' (2020). He produced and starred ...

as Erasmus * Brian Eli Ssebunya as Daniel *

Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney (born 30 June 1948) is a Northern Irish actor and director. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than forty years; notable appearances include ''Taggart'', '' Hornblower'', ''Cold Feet'', and ''The ...

as Mikey * Orla O'Rourke as Detective Susan Clohessey * Gavin O'Connor as Detective Duffy * Garrett Lombard as Anton * Maclean Burke as Plank * Feidlim Cannon as Robbo * Walter McMonagle as Mr. Sullivan * David Herlihy as Mr. Burke * Laura Jane Laughlin as Valerie * Gina Costigan as Garda

External links

* 2006 films Irish crime drama films Films set in Dublin (city) 2006 crime drama films 2000s English-language films Films scored by Patrick Cassidy (composer) English-language crime drama films 2000s Irish films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-stub