The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic90/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
372 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul GreengrassDirector
- Paul GreengrassScreenplay
- Dominic MuldowneyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James NesbittIvan Cooper
- Allan GildeaKevin McCorry
- Gerard CrossanEamonn McCann
- Mary MouldsBernadette Devlin
- Carmel McCallionBridget Bond
- Tim Pigott-SmithMajor General Ford
- Nicholas FarrellBrigadier Maclellan
- Christopher VilliersMajor Steele
- James HewittColonel Tugwell
- Declan DuddyGerry Donaghy
- Edel FrazerGerry's girl
- Joanne LindsayMary Donaghy
Stills
Themes
1970sdemonstrationcivil rightsbritish armybased on true storynorthern irelandmurderira (irish republican army)irelandthe troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)irish historyirish