A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. Bullied by the British police, he and four of his friends are coerced into confessing their guilt. Gerry’s father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends 15 years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence with the help of a British attorney, Gareth Peirce. Based on a true story.
Release Date: 25 February 1994Runtime: 133 min
Stars:
- Alison Crosbie
- Anthony Brophy
- Billy Byrne
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Emma Thompson
- Frankie McCafferty
- Jo Connor
- Julian Walsh
- Karen Carlisle
- Maureen McBride
- Nye Heron
- Paul Warriner
- Philip King
- Seamus Moran
- Stuart Wolfenden
Director: Jim Sheridan
