Titanic Town (1998)
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84% of critics liked it
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81% of users liked it
(512 ratings)
Roger Michell directed this British drama based on Mary Costello's autobiographical novel about a Belfast housewife and peace activist. During early '70s conflicts in Northern Ireland, Bernie McPhelimy (Julie Walters) and her family move into a Catholic neighborhood in a West Belfast town… More Roger Michell directed this British drama based on Mary Costello's autobiographical novel about a Belfast housewife and peace activist. During early '70s conflicts in Northern Ireland, Bernie McPhelimy (Julie Walters) and her family move into a Catholic neighborhood in a West Belfast town famed as the location of the Titanic's construction but now a battlefield of bullets, tanks, and helicopters. When one of Bernie's old friends is trapped in a crossfire and killed, she attends a women's peace group but finds their approach ineffectual. Despite the resentment of her family, objections from her husband (Ciaran Hinds), and community hostility, the determined Bernie organizes her own group, teaming with co-campaigner Deidre (Aingeal Grehan) to mediate between the British government and the IRA, eventually collecting 25,000 petition signatures to limit residential neighborhood fighting. Shown in the market section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Michell
- Written By
- Anne Devlin
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 2000 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazine
Titanic Town has a few too many quiet moments, most of which go nowhere in particular.
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Cast
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Julie Walters
as Bernie McPhelimy
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Ciarán Hinds
as Aidan McPhelimy
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Nuala O'Neill
as Annie McPhelimy
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James Loughran
as Thomas McPhelimy
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Barry Loughran
as Brendan McPhelimy
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Elizabeth Donaghy
as Sinead McPhelimy
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Ciaran McMenamin
as Dino / Owen
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Jaz Pollock
as Pasty French
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Caola Byrne
as Niall French
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Aingeal Grehan
as Deirdre
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Richard Clements
as Brian
- Caolan Byrne
