
In the Name of the Father(1993)
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.


A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

Jack O'Connell
Gary Hook

Sean Harris
Captain Sandy Browning

Paul Anderson
Sergeant Leslie Lewis

Sam Reid
Lt. Armitage

Sam Hazeldine
C.O.

Barry Keoghan
Sean Bannon

Charlie Murphy
Brigid

Richard Dormer
Eamon

Killian Scott
Quinn

Babou Ceesay
Corporal
'71 is a thriller, action, drama, war film released in 2014 exploring themes of 1970s, riot, northern ireland, survival, soldier, ira (irish republican army). Directed by Yann Demange, it stars Jack O'Connell, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson. A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
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