 Film based on the deeds of the Shankhill Butchers in 1970s Belfast, told as a retrospective. Victor Kelly (Stuart Townsend) is a criminal and ruthless murderer. He is the leader of a gang of men known as  Resurrection Men . Victor s cruelty makes him a local legend, both feared and venerated. On his trail is Ryan (James Nesbitt) a journalist. Driven by his own personal demons and by an obsessive need to discover the truth about the  Resurrection Men  he is putting himself at risk.