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- DirectorDon SharpStarsTom BellSusan HampshireEd BegleyIrish terrorist breaks out of prison, and heads back to Ireland intending to blow up an electronics factory
- DirectorMarcel OphülsStarsBridget AndrewsBridget BondNoël BrowneShot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
- DirectorDon SharpStarsRod SteigerLee RemickRichard JohnsonHennessy is an Irishman who believes in peace, but who has had connections to the I.R.A. After his family is killed he plots revenge, setting out to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsNiall ToibinEwen WhiteDavid KellyThe story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane (Northern Ireland) British Legion Hall in 1976.
- DirectorTony LuraschiStarsCraig WassonSterling HaydenPatricia QuinnA young American man joins the IRA in Ireland but soon finds out that he is being used for political purposes and propaganda.
- DirectorPat MurphyStarsMary JacksonMark MulhollandBrid BrennanMaeve (Mary Jackson) returns to Belfast after being away for several years, and she stays in the family home with her sister and father.
- DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsBob HoskinsHelen MirrenPaul FreemanAn up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsVeronica QuilliganStephen ReaAlan DevlinSaxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a non-verbal deaf girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers' leader. So begins his quest to avenge them.
- DirectorKarl FrancisStarsGlenda JacksonJon FinchKenneth ColleyA television documentary team tries to present honest programs about Ireland and about local government corruption.
- StarsRay LonnenBenjamin WhitrowNicholas DayA British agent infiltrates the IRA to find an assassin. His wife is unhappy with his work. He befriends an Irish woman while searching for the killer.
- DirectorJohn DaviesStarsKay AdsheadFrances BarberMichael BruceA British TV crew interviewing a Catholic Belfast family gets some controversial footage, which headquarters destroys.
- DirectorPat MurphyStarsBrid BrennanBosco HoganDes McAleerThe story of Anne Devlin, who was caught up in the revolt of the Irish under Robert Emmett in 1803, told exclusively from the woman's point of view.
- DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsHelen MirrenJohn LynchDonal McCannA young man fraught with guilt longs to defect from the Irish Republican Army (IRA). He is drawn to the widow of a slain Protestant policeman but must hide his secret that he was involved in her husband's murder and evade the authorities.
- DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsJulia DuffyCharles HaidDavid HuffmanFor the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of the conflict come to America through a special project, and discover each other away from the ravages of their homeland.
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsSean ChapmanSteve SweeneyGary HailesDrama about a platoon of British paratroopers on patrol in Northern Ireland.
- DirectorAisling WalshStarsMarie ConmeeAlan DevlinMargaret Doyle
- StarsPeter BarkworthHarriet WalterDerek ThompsonGeoffrey Carr's life spirals out of control after his wife and step-daughter are kidnapped by rogue IRA members. Unable to pay the ransom, he faces the choice of either dismantling his life or gambling with the lives of his family members.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsMickey RourkeBob HoskinsAlan BatesMartin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
- StarsEamon BolandTony DoyleSean CaffreyA police computer expert is seconded to Belfast to track down the identity of an IRA mole.
- DirectorFrank CvitanovichStarsStella McCuskerBarry McGovernPaddy RocksGiuseppe Conlon and his son Gerry are convicted of an IRA bombing as part of the Maguire Seven in 1976. Giuseppe diligently writes his wife Sarah as she works to free her family members from prison.
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsGary WalkerBill HamiltonMichael FoyleA depiction of a series of violent killings in Northern Ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible.
- DirectorMichael BeckhamStarsMartin ShawJohn HurtRoger AllamIn 1974, a pair of pub bombings rocked Birmingham, England. The terrorist attacks killed dozens of innocent civilians, and wounded many more. But another tragedy took place in their aftermath: the wrongful conviction of six men for the crime. This docudrama follows researchers Chris Mullin (Sir John Hurt) and Ian McBride (Martin Shaw) as they investigate the case of the "Birmingham Six". As the pair uncover Police misconduct, they embark on a search for the true perpetrators of the mass murders.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsFrances McDormandMaurice RoëvesRobert PattersonWhen an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth.
- DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsGeorge DzundzaChris NothDann FlorekDetectives and prosecutors face resistance from federal authorities as they pursue murder charges against an suspected IRA member serving time in federal prison, after he is suspected of killing another federal prisoner.
- StarsMichael GoughPatrick MalahideJohn KavanaghThe murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordSean BeanAnne ArcherWhen CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsStephen ReaJaye DavidsonForest WhitakerA British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
- DirectorRichard SpenceStarsMarc O'SheaBronagh GallagherMichael LiebmannA group of bored Roman Catholic teens from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, steal cars and joyride around the city, causing havoc among the nearby Protestants and local Irish Republican Army members, all of who are outraged by the youths' nihilism. The gang, led by ace thief Sean (Marc O'Shea), is connected with the IRA but couldn't care less about the group's politics. But things turn serious when an IRA member captures one of the boys, Marley (Michael Liebmann), in an effort to end the mayhem.
- 1986–19931h 29m8.4 (40)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsMark RylanceElizabeth BourgineJohn KavanaghConn is an IRA murderer serving a life sentence in an Irish prison. He is given a 24 hour home leave during which he goes from point to point in Belfast looking to revenge his lover's murder.
- DirectorMichael WhyteStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandJohn LynchA Northern Irish artist, widowed by an IRA bomb, embarks on a new life on the coast with her teenaged son. Romance slowly blossoms when she meets a mysterious American, but then her son gets involved with a violent political group.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsJeff BridgesTommy Lee JonesSuzy AmisAn Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad.
- DirectorJoe ComerfordStarsMarc O'SheaAlan DevlinFrances TomeltyA police informant is found dead in a boarding-school situated near the border between Ulster and Eire. There are three suspects: the protestant school headmistress; Marley, an unfrocked missionary priest; and Benny, a seventeen-year-old criminal who has taken sanctuary in the school...
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisPete PostlethwaiteAlison CrosbieAn Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsAlbert FinneyMatt KeeslarVictoria SmurfitIn a small village on the border of Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland, the relationship between a short tempered policeman and his rebellious son becomes even more strenuous when the young man falls for a "wrong" girl.
- DirectorThaddeus O'SullivanStarsIan HartJohn LynchJames FrainA raw depiction of the Belfast, Northern Ireland "troubles" as savage tribal warfare. Set shortly after the 1975 cease fire, this movie focuses on the tribulations of Kenny (James Frain), Protestant leader of a group of Shankill Road Loyalists, and his one-time friend Liam (John Lynch), a Catholic.
- DirectorFrank KerrStarsLinda AmendolaMark NewellAidan ParkinsonA true story of an American woman caught up in the struggle for Irish independence.
- DirectorTom CollinsStarsRachael DowlingPeter MullanSean McGinleyIn 1958 Ireland, family problems force a Donegal woman to the city of Derry; a city in turmoil as the Irish nation suffers and revolts from the brutal British invading forces.
- DirectorJames BrolinStarsJennie GarthJames BrolinPatrick FoyCIA guy and IRA guy reluctantly team up to catch IRA guy's rogue brother.
- DirectorJim McBrideStarsAnthony BrophyCary ElwesTimothy DaltonA young I.R.A. member is forced to turn informant on his comrades, when he is caught in an assassination attempt on a judge.
- DirectorMichael Caton-JonesStarsBruce WillisRichard GereSidney PoitierAn imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.
- DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsHelen MirrenFionnula FlanaganAidan GillenThe 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.
- DirectorRobert DornhelmStarsStephen ReaAlfred MolinaRosana PastorDowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets him stabbed, one of the restaurant employees takes him in and finds him medical care. As Dowd recovers in the flat of Tulio and Tulio's sister Monica, he realizes that these Guatemalan exiles share his rebellious principles. When he learns they are planning a political assassination, he offers to help. His attraction to Monica contributes to his willingness to volunteer. However, the cops are closing in on him: can he make the hit, protect his new friends, and escape with Monica?
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsHarrison FordBrad PittMargaret ColinA police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.
- DirectorEnda HughesStarsMichael ColganDonna CrillyMik DuffySet in Northern Ireland of the future, Computer genius O'Brien is working hard to build the VIPER, a military supercar. He is captured, and the computer codes to the car are stolen. The subsequent fight by O'Brien and friends to retrieve theses codes involves explosions, car chases, treachery, death, zombies and the resurrection of St Patrick.
- DirectorDavid CaffreyStarsDavid ThewlisRachel GriffithsAdam BlackBlack romantic comedy set around the troubled "peace process" and its effect on a cynical Belfast hack.
- DirectorMarc EvansStarsDavid WilliamsonStuart TownsendBrenda FrickerBelfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into madness.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert De NiroJean RenoNatascha McElhoneA freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisEmily WatsonDaragh DonnellyYoung Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsBrendan GleesonAdrian DunbarSean McGinleyThe real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
- DirectorMary McGuckianStarsSamantha MortonRoss McDadeRichard HarrisHazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan, who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause, and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
- DirectorIan WebsterStarsLiam NeesonClaire GallagherStephen CoyleOn August 15th, 1998, the worst single atrocity of the Northern Ireland troubles was perpetrated when a bomb exploded in the friendly market town of Omagh. 29 people were killed and 300 injured in that barbaric act. Narrated by Liam Neeson, this documentary follows the painful road to recovery of two Omagh children, Claire Gallagher, aged 15, who lost her sight, and 10 year old Stephen Coyle who suffered severe internal injuries.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsJulie WaltersCiarán HindsNuala O'NeillA Belfast, Northern Ireland housewife takes up the peace cause, which causes her family trouble with I.R.A. sympathizers.
- DirectorThaddeus O'SullivanStarsKevin SpaceyLinda FiorentinoPeter MullanBrilliant, flamboyant master criminal Michael Lynch is more interested in his image and his posterity than the actual profit from his ill-gotten gains.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBarry McEvoyBrían F. O'ByrneAnna FrielColm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman known as the Scalper to sell them his leads, the two embark on a series of house calls, always in neighborhoods that are dangerous for one or the other partner. Then they find out they might lose their exclusive wig distributorship to competitors. Through a series of comic twists, the pair are given large orders for wigs by both sides of the Protestant and Catholic conflict. Should they compromise their principles in order to keep their business? Will it destroy their friendship? Could one of their wigs in the hands of the I.R.A. actually put one or both of them in jail, or even get them killed?
- DirectorMaeve MurphyStarsOrla BradyCathleen BradleyCara SeymourBased on true events, this is the story of a young girl who is caught joyriding and ends up sharing a prison cell with a political prisoner: a high ranking IRA woman.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsJames NesbittTim Pigott-SmithNicholas FarrellA dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsCiarán McMenaminBarry MullanPaul CampbellSunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British Government of the time. On Sunday 30th January 1972 a peaceful civil rights march against internment (imprisonment without trial), organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) ended with 13 marchers shot dead and 15 wounded. It became known throughout the world as Bloody Sunday. Told primarily from the perspective of the Derry community, juxtaposed with the British Army/state's preparations and reaction to the day, Sunday communicates the forensic and emotional truth of what happened.
- DirectorMark BrozelStarsLouise DoranBronagh GallagherEmma WhyteViolence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their neighbourhood from the Catholic area of Ardoyne to the Holy Cross primary school.
- DirectorPete TravisStarsGerard McSorleyMichèle ForbesBrenda FrickerAn examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsCillian MurphyMorgan JonesEva BirthistleIn the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
- DirectorTerry LoaneStarsJohn Joesph McneillNiall WrightJulie WaltersThis movie tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. They share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
- DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaCian McCormackJoe EstevezA disgruntled I.R.A. member (Chapa) becomes Ireland's biggest threat to the peace process.
- DirectorMark HammondStarsVinnie JonesPatrick BerginLaurence KinlanJohnny Was is a gritty gangster drama set in the tough city of Brixton, London. Johnny (Vinnie Jones) is trying to escape his violent past by living a simple "quiet life".
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsShirley MacLaineChristopher PlummerDylan RobertsA young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who crashed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 1, 1944.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderLiam CunninghamStuart GrahamIrish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
- DirectorKari SkoglandStarsBen KingsleyJim SturgessKevin ZegersMartin McGartland joins the I.R.A. and feeds information to Britain's Special Branch Agent Fergus.
- DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsLiam NeesonJames NesbittAnamaria MarincaThe story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
- DirectorLes BlairStarsBrendan MackeyDean Lennox KellyAidan CampbellA moving insight into the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze prison near Belfast.
- DirectorPhilip MartinStarsJulie WaltersEmma CambridgeDavid HaigA revealing biopic about politician Dr. Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (Dame Julie Walters).
- DirectorJames MarshStarsClive OwenAndrea RiseboroughGillian AndersonSet in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.
- DirectorLisa Barros D'SaGlenn LeyburnStarsCathal MaguirePeter KellyCharlie BerkeleyA chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.
- DirectorNathan ToddStarsColm MeaneyMalcolm SinclairTommy O'NeillIn a city left torn by war, when a series of murders awaken dormant memories, many fear the worst. Colm Meaney ("Hell On Wheels", "Layer Cake", "Con Air") and Malcolm Sinclair ("Casino Royale", "V for Vendetta") star in a film set between war and peace. Times are changing, car bombs are less common and terrorists find themselves out of work, but old habits die hard. And while most go quietly into the night, one man must find the few who won't comply. A greying assassin has stopped walking his son to school. With motives buried deep in the Irish conflict, everyone is about to discover that the past matters to someone's day death comes to us all especially traitors...
- DirectorYann DemangeStarsJack O'ConnellSam ReidSean HarrisIn 1971, a young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsSharlto CopleyBrie LarsonArmie HammerSet in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
- DirectorMark CousinsStarsMark CousinsRosie McKeeMaud BellA visual, poetic depiction of Belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. Themes brought up in the film range from the landscapes surrounding the city, its changing architecture and social structure to the political and personal repercussions of the Northern Irish conflict.
- DirectorNick HammStarsTimothy SpallColm MeaneyJohn HurtDuring the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.
- DirectorStephen BurkeStarsTom Vaughan-LawlorBarry WardMartin McCannInspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsKatie LeungJackie ChanRufus JonesA humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
- DirectorAlex GibneyAn in-depth look at the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre, where six Irishmen were murdered, presumably by a Unionist paramilitary group, while watching the World Cup at the local pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland.
- DirectorVanessa EngleA look back at the tragic series of events that took place during two funerals in Belfast in March 1988.
- DirectorDavid FreyneStarsElliot PageSam KeeleyTom Vaughan-LawlorA disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. Society discriminates against the once-infected zombies, as do their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.
- CreatorLisa McGeeStarsSaoirse-Monica JacksonLouisa HarlandTara Lynne O'NeillThe personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.
- DirectorBeau FerrisStarsEoin MackenAnya Taylor-JoyMark WhelanIn the aftermath of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Conor Hurt confesses his involvement in the IRA to a reporter who is more involved in Conor's past than she realizes.
- DirectorDermot LaveryMichael HewittStarsKenneth BranaghBrid BrennanRoma DowneyInspired by the book of the same name, it records the circumstances of every man, woman and child who died in a conflict - the Northern Irish 'Troubles.' A reminder that war is hell.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsShane MacGowanThe PoguesSiobhan MacGowanA look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
- DirectorPeter KosminskyStarsVass AndersonRod ArthurRay AshcroftDramatised outline of the events leading up to the Stalker Inquiry in the 1980s in Northern Ireland, concerning the killing of suspected terrorists by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
- DirectorPaul HamannStarsMartin McGuinnessGregory CampbellAn examination of the problems of political extremism in Northern Ireland, as seen through the eyes of two local political leaders.
- DirectorStephen ButcherStarsMichael McDowellTim McGarryNuala McKeeverLove across the barricades: RUC policeman Billy loves Emer, whose Da and brother Cal are IRA men. To Da and Cal's fury the IRA declare a ceasefire. Does this mean they will have to welcome Billy into the family? As the wedding descends into chaos, Ma brings about peace and reconciliation by the traditional Northern Irish method - with a baseball bat.
- StarsSophie ColeRoger NowellJohn RockliffThis series catches up with the participants from past BBC documentaries, focusing on a different one in each episode, and showing the archive footage alongside up-to-date interviews.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG6.8 (3.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile visiting a planet under civil war, Dr. Crusher is taken hostage by an opposing faction of the planet's ruling government.
- DirectorChris ParrStarsJames EllisTony DoyleMarcella RiordanA woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.
- StarsTim McGarryDamon QuinnMartin ReidDuring a police raid, an officer falls for the IRA leader's daughter. He lives with the UDA leader who frequents a local pub. They marry after a ceasefire, but their families' pasts strain the relationship as old loyalties resurface.
- DirectorMaurice SweeneyStarsLorna LarkinLauren BealeGail BradyDocumentary about Dolours Price, one of very few women who rose to the top of the IRA and who was involved in bombings during the Troubles in the 1970s.
- DirectorFergus O'BrienStarsAnna Maxwell MartinVicky McClureDaniel MaysFocuses on two women living on either side of the Irish Sea, and how they are brought together in the wake of the Warrington bombing of March 1993.
- DirectorSean A MurrayStarsChris Patrick-SimpsonPatrick BuchananChris McMahonThis feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone from July 1972 to 1978.
- DirectorJames ErskineStarsJohn HannahConleth HillRichard DormerIn November 1985, the troubled streets of Belfast are torn up by rioting yet again. In amongst the angry mob, we find nine year old Tommy, nonchalantly dribbling a ball through the insanity. Whilst politicians argue over the peace process, there's only one thing on young Tommy's football-mad mind - the forthcoming World Cup, where Northern Ireland will take on Brazil. For the South American giants it's just another step on the path to inevitable global domination, yet for Northern Ireland, and young Tommy, it's the biggest game of their lives. They are two countries that couldn't seem further apart: Northern Ireland, with its Orange men and Republican curbstones, the Rev'd Ian Paisley and Fergal Sharkey; and Brazil with its carnival, its Samba, with Pelé and the 'beautiful game'. On the football field, eccentric Northern Ireland coach Billy Bingham (they call him Mr FIFA - "a fee for this and a fee for that") must plug together a bunch of misfits and third divisioners. Brazil are led by none other than the philosopher-captain (Dr.) Sócrates, who has, in part, inspired the collapse of his country's ruthless military junta, and they are the hot favourites to scoop up football's ultimate prize. As bunting replaces bombs on the streets of Belfast, and Catholic and Protestants alike turn their attention to the big match, Tommy's dockworker turned philosopher father Arthur uses his son's passion for football to enlighten him on the events that make up his chaotic world. The story interweaves young Tommy's coming of age tale with the trials and travails of the hapless Northern Irish team over the nine months leading up to their ultimate game, in the stifling heat of Mexico at the world's greatest festival of football. As the hours tick down to the ultimate battle, with his lead striker crocked, Bingham is forced to place his faith in young rookie, Davey Campbell - "the next George Best". Back home, Tommy waits anxiously for the biggest day of his life - because the day of the match is also his tenth birthday - and his father has promised to take him to the "top of the World" - the massive crane at Belfast Docks where Arthur works. From here he can see the whole of his world, but can he understand the lessons his father, inspired by the Greek philosopher Socrates, is trying to teach him? This is a story of two nations, two teams, and a father and a son, the things that divide them and the things that unite us all. Set against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup and the sociopolitical backgrounds of both nations - this is the story of the world's smallest footballing nation, taking on its best. With laughter and passion, this is the ultimate story of the beautiful game and what it means.
- DirectorDónal ForemanStarsGerry AdamsJames BrennanDónal ForemanAn Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaig's decades-spanning archive of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Drawing on over 30 years of unique and never-seen-before footage, 'The Image You Missed' is an experimental essay film that weaves together a history of the Northern Irish 'Troubles' with the story of a son's search for his father. In the process, the film creates a candid encounter between two filmmakers born into different political moments, revealing their contrasting experiences of Irish nationalism, the role of images in social struggle, and the competing claims of personal and political responsibility.
- DirectorArthur MacCaigStarsWinnie MarshallA history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.
- DirectorSinéad O'SheaOne night, Majella O'Donnell took her teenage son Philly to be shot in both legs. Majella, Philly, and his shooters all live in an extraordinary community in Derry, Northern Ireland. 'The Troubles' officially ended in 1998, but this community is still at war. They do not accept the government or police. All this happens within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. How do you bring your son to be shot? What happens afterwards? How does family life continue? How does a community respond? When do wars really end? For five years, Sinéad O'Shea has filmed this shocking portrait of a post-conflict society.