Broken Law

"Let Your Guard Down" redirects here. For the song by Madonna, see Let Down Your Guard.

For the 1924 silent movie, see Broken Laws.

Broken Law (previously entitled Let Your Guard Down and The Broken Law of Attraction)^[1][2] is a 2020 Irish crime drama film directed by short film maker Paddy Slattery.^[3][4] It stars Tristan Heanue, John Connors and Gemma-Leah Devereux.^[2][5] It was the result of a crowd-funding initiative from Slattery.^[1][6] It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2020, with Slattery winning an Aer Lingus Discovery Award for his work.^[7][8][9]

Broken Law
Film poster
Directed by	Paddy Slattery
Written by	Paddy Slattery
Produced by	Simon Doyle Ian Hunt-Duffy Shane Ryan Paddy Slattery
Starring	Tristan Heanue Graham Earley John Connors Gemma-Leah Devereux Ally Ní Chiaráin Gary Lydon Ryan Lincoln
Cinematography	Narayan Van Maele
Edited by	John Desay
Music by	Michael Fleming
Production companies	FailSafe Films True Line Films
Distributed by	Break Out Pictures
Release dates	28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) (Dublin Film Festival) 31 July 2020 (2020-07-31) (Ireland)
Country	Ireland
Language	English

Plot

David Connolly is a respected member of An Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help.

Cast

• Tristan Heanue as David Connolly, a garda (policeman) in Dublin
• Graham Earley as Joe Connolly, David's brother
• John Connors as Wallace, a friend of Joe's
• Gemma-Leah Devereux as Amia McNamara, a credit union employee and David's love interest
• Ally Ní Charáin as Irene Connolly, mother of David and Joe
• Ryan Lincoln as Pete, a friend of Wallace