Titanic Town (1998)

A Belfast housewife takes up the peace cause which causes her family trouble with IRA sympathizers.

Director:

Roger Michell

Writers:

Mary Costello (novel), Anne Devlin (screenplay)

Stars:

Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds, Nuala O'Neill

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julie Walters	...	Bernie McPhelimy
Ciarán Hinds	...	Aidan McPhelimy
Nuala O'Neill	...	Annie McPhelimy
James Loughran	...	Thomas McPhelimy
Barry Loughran	...	Brendan McPhelimy
Elizabeth Donaghy	...	Sinead McPhelimy
Ciarán McMenamin	...	Dino / Owen
Jaz Pollock	...	Patsy French
Caolan Byrne	...	Niall French
Aingeal Grehan	...	Deirdre
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Whittington
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Immonger (as Nick Woodeson)
Des McAleer	...	Finnbar
B.J. Hogg	...	Chair
Doreen Hepburn	...	Nora

Storyline

Set in Belfast in 1972, the politically naïve Bernie is trying to bring up a normal family in less than normal surroundings. Her best friend is accidentally shot dead by the IRA, and her neighbours are constantly raided by the army. In this climate of fear and confusion, she dares to stand up and condemn the killings. Criticising both factions equally, her public call for a ceasefire is interpreted by many as an attack against the IRA, and as her fledgling peace movement takes momentum, she and her family are placed in the frontline.

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Plot Keywords:

attempted suicide | best friend | housewife | vomiting | council estate | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

Frontline - Zwischen den Fronten

Filming Locations:

Shortmead Drive, Cheshunt, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,785, 3 September 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$59,844, 10 September 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arts Council Of Northern Ireland's Lottery Fund, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Back Down the River
Written and Performed by John Martyn
Published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Recording courtesy of Island Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Excellent and realistic film

I notice that a lot of comments such as 'Yawn, yawn. Another film about Northern Ireland' were written by people who don't actually live there. Well, I was born in Belfast in 1960 and lived there till 1982, and I can tell you that when you were yawning at the news about people being murdered, tortured, kidnapped, beaten, burned out of their homes, intimidated and imprisoned without trial, the people I lived among were going through it. I think this is an excellent film and very realistic. Julie Walters' accent is spot on, and the humour is, too. People who suffer greatly stay sane by developing a kind of gallows humour. If you think it is a trite film, you must have had an easy life. You've probably spent too much of your time watching movies. This is a luxury accorded to those who live in peace; be grateful you do.