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The Journey

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Colm Meaney and Timothy Spall in The Journey (2016)
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During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car to... Read allDuring the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Nick Hamm
  • Writer
    • Colin Bateman(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Spall
    • Colm Meaney
    • John Hurt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nick Hamm
  • Writer
    • Colin Bateman(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Spall
    • Colm Meaney
    • John Hurt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 30User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Ian Paisley
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Martin McGuinness
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Harry Patterson
    Freddie Highmore
    Freddie Highmore
    • Jack the Driver
    Catherine McCormack
    Catherine McCormack
    • Kate Elgar
    Toby Stephens
    Toby Stephens
    • Tony Blair
    Barry Ward
    Barry Ward
    • Ian Paisley, Jr.
    Ian Beattie
    Ian Beattie
    • Gerry Adams
    Ian McElhinney
    Ian McElhinney
    • Rory O'Suaird
    Mark Lambert
    • Bertie Ahern
    Daniel Portman
    Daniel Portman
    • Frank
    Lucy Cray-Miller
    Lucy Cray-Miller
    • Reporter
    • (as Lucy Cray Miller)
    Lorna Quinn
    Lorna Quinn
    • Reporter
    Richard Doubleday
    Richard Doubleday
    • Reporter
    Patrick Joseph Byrnes
    Patrick Joseph Byrnes
    • Reporter
    Virginie Le Brun
    Virginie Le Brun
    • Flight Attendant
    Frank Cannon
    Frank Cannon
    • Sinn Fein Security
    • (uncredited)
    Stewart David Hawthorne
    Stewart David Hawthorne
    • Surveillance Operator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nick Hamm
    • Writer
      • Colin Bateman(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Filmed near Larne, Northern Ireland.
    • Goofs
      Aerial shot following the MPV as it travels across the Forth Road Bridge shows the under-construction Queensferry Crossing bridge - it only began construction in 2011.
    • Quotes

      Paisley Junior: [Martin McGuinness is getting into the car beside Ian Paisley Sr] You'll be at the airport in sixty minutes. Just say nothing.

      Ian Paisley: I haven't talked to him in thirty years, another another hour isn't going to be any trouble.

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits for the main cast photographs of the real Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness at various official occasions are shown.
    • Connections
      References Enter the Dragon (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Are You Getting Through
      Written by Glen Hansard

      Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

      Performed by Glen Hansard, Joseph Doyle, Graham Hopkins, Ruth O'Mahony Brady, Michael Buckley, Ronan Dooney, Una O'Kane, Paule Hughes, Katie O'Conner, David, Odlum

      Recorded fby David Odlum at Westland Studios, Dublin and Black Box Studio, France

      Produced by David Odlum

      Appears Courtesy of Anti Records

    User reviews30

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    Top review
    6/10
    A bit far fetched.... but a solid message
    How they try to make two hard-line ideologists into almost acceptable human forms is a mystery to me, but they do not a bad job of it. The movie works, despite some overly contrived schemes and ruses to fill up the time. In the end the grumpiness of one (and I'll leave it to you to guess who might be the grumpy one) is won over by the deceptive Irish charm of the other, and we get to what is a disarmingly simple solution to decades and decades of blood and tragedy. The main parts are well played by both protagonists and it's a film you can easily get drawn into.

    I've read lots of books about iron-willed politicians and the constant theme is a refusal to compromise no matter who dies in the struggle.

    This movie gives us hope that direct talk between the big shots can sometimes bring a solution that the underlings can't pull off. It doesn't always bring peace but it does give each side a chance to weigh up the opponent personally.

    Thank goodness that fate allowed these guys to agree , otherwise we'd still be seeing explosions and carnage in Northern Ireland.

    So strange because EVERY single Irishman I've met in my life ( and I'm part Irish myself) has been a joy to be with.

    For the naysayers who don't want Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un or Putin, this film is confirmation that good things can happen on the odd occasion.
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    • May 18, 2019

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El viaje
    • Filming locations
      • Ballyboley Forest, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Greenroom Entertainment
      • Tempo Productions Limited
      • Gorean Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $155,475
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,895
      • Jun 18, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $482,209
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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