The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998, the festival opened with the Irish film "The Boxer" by who?
The Boxer (1997 film) The Boxer is a 1997 sports-drama film by Irish director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film centers on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA volunteer Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who is trying to "go straight" after his release from prison. The film is the third collaboration between Sheridan and Day-Lewis, and portrays the increase of splinter groups within the IRA.
16th Ale Kino! Festival The 16th annual Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival was held from 27 April to 1 May 1998. A number of 47 movies took part.