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Director
Paul Greengrass
Credits
Producer: Mark Redhead. Writer: Paul Greengrass
Principal Cast
James Nesbitt, Simon Mann, Allan Gildea
Category
Feature
Directed by Paul Greengrass, this highly regarded reconstruction of the events of Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972), when British paratroopers fired on civil rights marchers, was produced by Jim Sheridan under his production company Hell’s Kitchen. Made to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the atrocity, the film returns the viewer to the moment of the march through its swift newsreel-style shooting and editing, and through use of testimonies from participants. Although shot in Dublin, many of the extras are local Derry inhabitants re-enacting their memories of the day and Greengrass consulted widely with all sides, including the British army, in his preparations. Particularly impressive is James Nesbitt, best-known at that point for his role in British TV comedy Cold Feet, as MP Ivan Cooper. The film was controversially disqualified from an Academy Award nomination because it was transmitted on television in the same month as its cinema release. Notes by Ruth Barton Awards: Best Feature Film Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2002 Best Directory of a Feature Film Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2002 Best Script Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2002 Best Sound Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2002 World Cinema Audience Award at the 18th Sundance Film Festival 2002 Golden Berlin Bear Award at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival 2002
107 minutes, Ireland/UK, 2002, Colour
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:30, 18:30 (Q&A)
BALTIMORE 16:00
IO CAPITANO 20:30
JEANNE DU BARRY 15:50, 20:45
ON THE WATERFRONT 70TH ANNIVERSARY 13:40
PERFECT DAYS 13:00, 18:00
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 15:40, 20:55
THE ZONE OF INTEREST 18:10
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