Very powerful and true portrayal of innocent Irish men and women going to jail for IRA bombings they didn't commit and their fight for justice. Without most of the usual prison film stereotypes, the movie paints a realistic picture of the British / Northern Irish situation of the...( read more)
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.
DVD Release Date: July 7, 1998
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November 15, 2009
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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) -
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)
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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)
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November 4, 2009
powerful movie with extraordinary performance by daniel day-lewis.,
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September 6, 2009
Filme baseado em uma história real com excelentes atuações. Ótimo filme. Vale a pena assistir várias vezes.
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