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Director
Pete Travis
Credits
Producers: Ed Guiney, Paul Greengrass. Writers: Paul Greengrass, Guy Hibbert
Principal Cast
Gerard McSorley, Brenda Fricker
Category
Feature
On August 15th 1998 twenty-nine people were killed by a Real IRA bomb detonated in the streets of Omagh, Co Tyrone. This atrocity is here brought to the screen focussing on the efforts of Michael Gallagher (Gerard McSorley) in bringing the bombers to justice. With his son Aidan numbered among the dead, Michael passionately involves himself in the campaign for justice, becoming the chairman of a support group for survivors and families of the deceased as the official investigation fails to produce results. From this position his anger only grows as police errors and political recalcitrance impede his fight. Tackling a recent, and indeed ongoing, issue is a difficult challenge that director Pete Travis negotiates expertly, balancing the strength of McSorley’s gripping performance alongside the wide-reaching political context of Peace Process Northern Ireland.
106 minutes, Ireland, 2004, Colour
ANORA 15:30
BIRD 11:10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL – IFI FAMILY: SAUVAGES 11.00
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: AGATHA AND THE LIMITLESS READINGS 14.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: BEING MARIA 15.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: JIM’S STORY 17.30
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: MARCELLO MIO 19.50
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: SCÉNARIOS + EXPOSÉ DU FILM ANNONCE DU FILM ‘SCÉNARIO’ 12.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: SOULEYMANE’S STORY 13.00
HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR 13:40, 18:20
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE 16:20, 18:30
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT 20:10
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR 20:40
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