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Plot

The My Left Foot team of star Daniel Day-Lewis and director Jim Sheridan were reunited to make this political docudrama about Irish citizen Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis), who was wrongly convicted of taking part in an IRA bombing that killed five in Guildford, England in 1974. After a brutal interrogation forces him to sign a false confession, Gerry is sentenced to prison, his family is raked over the coals, and later his father Giuseppe (Pete Postelthwaite) is charged with being an accomplice and is also sent to prison where he lives out the last days of his life. Day-Lewis gives an outstanding performance as a man tormented by the injustice served him. Watch for Emma Thompson as the persevering lawyer who works for years, gathering evidence to clear Gerry's name.
MPAA Rating:
R for language and politically-generated violence.
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
127min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/15/1994
DVD Release Date:
07/08/1998
Distributor(s):
Universal
Director(s):
Jim Sheridan
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis , Pete Postlethwaite , Emma Thompson , John Lynch , Corin Redgrave
Themes:
Fighting the System,Protecting the Innocent,Social Injustice,Fathers and Sons,Miscarriage of Justice
Tone:
Forceful,Rousing,Sentimental,Angry,Cathartic,Earnest,Passionate
Keywords:
bomb,false-accusation,family,leader,religion,terrorism,trial [courtroom]
Language:
English