Sergeant Gerry Boyle in The Guard
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Sergeant Gerry Boyle in The Guard is a cynical, sharp-witted small-town Irish police sergeant whose unorthodox methods and dark humor drive the film’s offbeat crime-comedy narrative.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergeant Gerry Boyle | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ police sergeant ⓘ |
| alignmentWithLaw | bends rules but pursues justice ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from apparent apathy to decisive confrontation with criminals ⓘ |
| conflictType | clashes with official procedures ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Michael McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Garda Síochána NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOriginContext | Irish film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 2011 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | crime comedy ⓘ |
| hasColleague | FBI agent Wendell Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Boyle’s terminally ill mother ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
antiheroic
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cynical ⓘ dark sense of humor ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ sharp-witted ⓘ unorthodox ⓘ |
| humorStyle | black comedy ⓘ |
| involvedIn | investigation of an international drug-smuggling ring ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives the film’s offbeat tone ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
apparent indifference masking underlying integrity
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frequent use of deadpan humor ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
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sergeant in the Garda Síochána ⓘ |
| policeRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brendan Gleeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWithWendellEverett | reluctant partner ⓘ |
| residence | rural County Galway, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | rural west of Ireland ⓘ |
| showsTraitWithMother | gruff but caring ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
provocative humor during interrogations
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unconventional policing methods ⓘ |
| worksIn | small-town police station in County Galway ⓘ |
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