Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson

Man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he didn't do imprisons his father as well; a British lawyer helps fight for their freedom.

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R, 2 hrs. 7 min.

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Release Date: December 29, 1993

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DVD Release Date: July 7, 1998

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  • August 19, 2009
    The tragic and touching tale of the wrongly imprisioned Guilford Four, plus others, is brought to life by Director Jim Sheridan, with a first class cast, led strongly by Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlewaite.

    This true story is a harrowing watch of corruption and cover ups and...( read more) delivers a strong, powerful storyline.
  • April 17, 2009
    Who polices the police? 16 years later and this powerful story has never been truer as the government tries to extend detention without charge to 42 days against all opposition and amongst reports of terror suspects being tortured before release. A sad but gripping tale of the fa...( read more)ilures of the modern state that led to the false imprisonment of the Guildford Four.
  • March 20, 2009
    an inspiring epic true movie with great performances
  • March 14, 2009
    A heart-rending if simple story, it's well-told and incredibly heavy in places and a little hollow in others, but is nevertheless a story that had to be told. Daniel Day-Lewis is pitch perfect as always, and as much as I want to say "formula wrongful imprisonment movie", this is ...( read more)long enough ago now that it might have helped lay down that template. One that I had wanted to see since I was a kid, and it did not disappoint.
  • October 15, 2008
    So very good...Is there anything Daniel Day-Lewis CANNOT do as an actor??
  • November 4, 2009
    powerful movie with extraordinary performance by daniel day-lewis.,
    in my opinion, he is the greatest actor of his generation..
  • September 30, 2009
    Amazing performance db Day-Lewis
  • September 25, 2009
    I really want to watch this movie
  • September 6, 2009
    Filme baseado em uma história real com excelentes atuações. Ótimo filme. Vale a pena assistir várias vezes.
  • September 5, 2009
    "Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name."

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

[Day-Lewis] proves here once again that he is one of the most talented and interesting actors of his generation. full review

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