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Mood:
- EmotionalSincereCaptivatingThought ProvokingSentimentalUplifting
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- Dedicated LawyerTragic HeroFighting the SystemUncover TruthParents and ChildrenCourtroom DramaFalse AccusationInjustice more...
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- DramaPeriod
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- 20th Century70s
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- IrelandPrison
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedModern ClassicBerlin Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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- Strong Female Presence
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In the Name of the Father, 1993
English
Ireland, UK
Profile of In the Name of the Father
The mood of In the Name of the Father is thought provoking, emotional, and sincere. The plot centers around a dedicated lawyer, a tragic hero, and courtroom drama. It is a drama and period movie. Stylistically, In the Name of the Father stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a prison. In the Name of the Father is set in Ireland. It happens in the 20th century. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. In the Name of the Father is known for being a Berlin festival winner, a modern classic, and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes drugs/alcohol, profanity, and violent content.
Summary of In the Name of the Father
Based on Gerry Conlon's autobiography, PROVED INNOCENT, Jim Sheridan's IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER tells the tumultuous and wrenching tale of a man wrongfully imprisoned in 1974 for the bombing of a London pub. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Conlon, a young Irish petty thief living in London who gets picked up after he and a friend, Paul Hill (John Lynch), rob a hooker's apartment. The British police, desperate to produce results in their search for the culprits in the pub bombing, force a false confession out of Conlon after subjecting him to days of sadistic torture and threats. The Guildford Four--Conlon, Hill, Paddy Armstrong (Mark Sheppard), and Carole Richardson (Beatie Edney)--are found guilty of the bombing, and members of Conlon's family, including his sickly father, Guiseppe, are imprisoned as co-conspirators. Conlon's desire to bring the truth to light builds as his harrowing incarceration in a maximum security prison stretches on.
The relationship between Conlon and his father, played with silent strength by Pete Postlethwaite, provides a stirring pulse at the core of this portrait of politically motivated injustice. Emma Thompson also turns in a fine performance as the lawyer who stubbornly battles for Conlon's exoneration. And Day-Lewis, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in MY LEFT FOOT, an earlier collaboration with director Sheridan, adds to his impressive body of work with a mind-boggling performance erupting with rage, pride, heart, and courage.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Ireland, UK |
| Release date: | 29 December 1993 |
| Runtime: | 133 min |
Cast and Crew
as Gerry Conlon
as Gareth Peirce
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The New Yorker
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- by: Terrence Rafferty
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- by: Francis X. Clines
Users Reviews
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- by: Netflowers
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- 21.March.2009
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- by: jrs2010
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10/10Must See
