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The Crying Game (1992)

Where The Crying Game says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film set in Northern Ireland opens in County Meath, and its London is Hoxton and Spitalfields

Scenes and places

The fairground where Jody is taken

Jude lures Jody away from the crowd with the promise of sex, and the IRA unit seizes him. A day at the fair turns into a hostage plot.

Set in A rural fairground in Northern Ireland — A rural fairground where an IRA unit kidnaps a British soldier.

An ordinary rural fair, chosen because nobody would look twice at a couple wandering off.

Filmed at Laytown, County Meath, Ireland — The opening sequence was shot in Laytown; a car park there served as the fairground. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The house where Jody is held

Fergus guards Jody, and the two men start to bond. Jody makes him promise to look in on his lover Dil if he does not survive.

Set in A secluded country house — Where the IRA unit holds Jody and Fergus is assigned to guard him.

A remote house where the unit waits out a three-day deadline.

The woods and the road

When the deadline passes, Fergus is ordered to walk Jody into the woods. Jody runs and Fergus chases him, unwilling to shoot him in the back.

Set in Woods and a road near the house — Where Fergus is ordered to take Jody into the woods.

A stretch of woodland that the film placed in Northern Ireland but that is in southern England.

Filmed at Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire — The film was shot partly in Burnham Beeches; which scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dil's hair salon

Months after fleeing to London under a false name, Fergus finds the salon where Dil works. He is there to keep a promise, but he cannot tell her who he is.

Set in Spitalfields, London — Where Fergus tracks down Dil, who works as a hairdresser. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A salon in the East End, an area of the film's London that is mostly shot in two neighborhoods.

Filmed at Spitalfields, London — The salon is in Spitalfields; the exact building is not given in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Metro bar

Fergus follows Dil to a bar and tries to pass himself off as a regular. They flirt, and she asks what he wants.

Set in The Metro bar, London — The bar where Dil sings and where Fergus follows her.

The bar's sign was built for the film; the exterior and the inside are different places.

Filmed at 28-30 Coronet Street, Hoxton (Metro exterior) — The exterior of the Metro was shot on Coronet Street; the coordinate is the street, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dil's apartment

Fergus and Dil grow close, and Dil's home becomes his refuge. Fergus is a man hiding under a false name.

Set in Dil's apartment — Dil's home, where Fergus keeps coming back.

A flat on a London square that now has a cocktail bar in its basement.

Filmed at Hoxton Square, Hackney — Dil's flat is in a building facing Hoxton Square; the BFI names number 9. The coordinate is the square. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The assassination plan

Jude reappears and forces Fergus into a plot to kill a British judge, threatening Dil if he refuses. Fergus is pulled back into the life he ran from.

Set in A London street and a pub — Where Jude plans the attack on a British judge.

A quiet Belgravia street and the pub on its corner, where the plan is settled.

Filmed at South Kensington station, London — Jude waits outside the Tube Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Fergus — An IRA volunteer who guards a hostage and then flees to London.
• Jody — A Black British soldier held hostage by the IRA.
• Dil — A London hairdresser and singer whom Jody asks Fergus to look after.
• Jude — An IRA member who lures Jody and later pulls Fergus back in.