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Director:

Alan Clarke

Writer:

Bernard MacLaverty (writer)

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Genre:

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Plot:

A depiction of a series of violent killings in Northern Ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible. | add synopsis

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Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:

39 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

West Germany:18


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Trivia:

Director Alan Clarke's final film. more

Movie Connections:

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Exceptional, 13 February 2007
10/10
Author: barnabyh-1 from United Kingdom

I saw this film when it first came out and remember it so clearly. The film shows the executions in such a matter-of-fact way. No background swell of music. A loud bang or two. Shocked silence broken only by footsteps walking purposefully away from the scene. I was two streets away from the Guildford bombs when they went off in 1974. I remember I finished my pint before going to see what had happened - I guess I was young, then, but there was a feeling of acceptance amid the shock. We all knew what had happened. It was on the television constantly. As my friends and I approached the Horse and Groom the shouting was just starting. And then the sirens, but those very few minutes of silence after the bangs were the loudest of my life. This film showed what it was like.

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