In the Name of the Father

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Summary:
The My Left Foot team of star Daniel Day-Lewis and director Jim Sheridan were reunited to make this political docudrama about Irish citizen Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis), who was wrongly convicted of taking part in an IRA bombing that killed five in Guildford, England in 1974. After a brutal interrogation forces him to sign a false confession, Gerry is sentenced to prison, his fam... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Daniel Day-Lewis - (Gerald Conlon)
Pete Postlethwaite - (Guiseppe Conlon)
Emma Thompson - (Gareth Peirce)
John Lynch - (Paul Hill)
Corin Redgrave - (Robert Dixon)
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Review:
A true story (though some of its factual accuracy has been disputed) about four Irish friends falsely imprisoned for an IRA bombing, this impassioned, expertly performed film from Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan is one of several '90s films to deal with Ireland's involvement with terrorism. Among its various virtues is the heartbreaking pas de d... Continue >>

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