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Dominican Rep. Bloody Sunday
- Original title
- Bloody Sunday
- Year
- 2002
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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James Nesbitt
Allan Gildea
Tim Pigott-Smith
Nicholas Farrell
Gerard Crossan
Gerard McSorley- Mary Moulds
- Carmel McCallion
Kathy Kiera Clarke- Declan Duddy
- Mike Edwards
- Eva Birthistle
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United Kingdom-Ireland;
- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story. Terrorism. IRA. 1970s
- Synopsis
- In documentary style, Paul Greengrass' BLOODY SUNDAY, which chronicles the events of January 30, 1972 in Derry, Ireland, is filmed with gritty gray realness. Surrounding a peaceful protest march staged in contest to British laws that permitted internment without trial, the film charts the progress of the march from the night before it to the night following it. As the final organizing of the march takes place that morning, MP Ivan Cooper (James Nesbitt) rushes from the street where police barriers are being erected to his office where he fields a string of urgent phone calls. Meanwhile Major General Ford (Tim Pigott-Smith) arranges for a heavily armed troop of commandos in fatigues and face paint to be ready to intercept the march if it turns violent. A third persona, Kevin McCorry (Allan Gildea), is a young lad with a prison record who believes in the cause of the march but wants to avoid conflict and any real trouble. As the march proceeds, and chaos ensues, the British militia opens fire onto the unarmed crowds, shooting 27 and killing 13 in one of the most shocking instances of excessive force in Irish history, ending any hope of nonviolent resolution, and stoking the IRA.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2002: Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear (ex aequo with "Spirited Away").2002: Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award2002: BAFTA TV Awards: Best Cinematography. 5 Nominations2002: European Film Awards: 4 Nominations including Best Film2002: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film2002: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 2 Awards including Best Director
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 35 My Top 10 Movies from 2002 (85)
- 73 My Favorite British & Irish Movies (37)
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