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Overall Rank: 5850
Average Rating: 2.7/4
# of Ratings: 25
Theatrical Release Date: 10/04/2002
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Greengrass
Actors: James Nesbitt, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan, Christopher Villiers, Mary Moulds, Carmel McCallion
Plot: A depiction of the events of the infamous bloody massacre which took place on Sunday, January 30, 1972 when 27 civilians were gunned down by the British Army in the streets of Northern Ireland.
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"Bloody Sunday" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/22/2012
The true story of one of the most pivotal and shameful events during the troubles of Northern Ireland when the occupying British army opened fire on unarmed civil rights protesters in 1972. Paul (The Bourne Identity) Greengrass' representation of this horrific event in Irish history is an uncompromising, unflinching and honest portrayal of something the British government would no doubt wish to forget and only relatively recently admitted responsibility for. The documentary style approach avoids soap opera style melodrama, unnecessary sub plots and sentimentality to show a truthful and unbiased picture of what happened that day and it's all the more powerful for it. James Nesbitt shines amongst a cast that are all totally believable as both sides of the story are shown in equal measure, …
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