World Premiere

During the winter of 1969, young boys started to disappear from the streets of Belfast, never to be seen again. By 1974, as the Troubles were reaching a bloody and vicious peak, five boys in total had vanished within a five-mile radius. Fifty years later, as the disappearances remain unsolved and families continue to search for answers, filmmaker Des Henderson (How to Diffuse a Bomb) reopens these largely forgotten cold-cases, unearthing disturbing revelations in secret state documents to tell an extraordinary tale of abuse, trauma and potential cover-up.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn

This opening night gala screening will be followed by a Q&A with Des Henderson, Ed Stobart and Chris Moore hosted by Stuart Sloan (Docs Ireland) and by a wine reception.

Opening gala screening not included in festival multi-passes.

This is a joint premiere with Docs Ireland.

Screening as part of the IFI Documentary Festival 2023.