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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness, two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland, are forced to take a short journey together in which they will take the biggest leap of faith and change the course of history.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick HammDirector
- Colin BatemanWriter
- Stephen WarbeckOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Timothy SpallIan Paisley
- Colm MeaneyMartin McGuinness
- Freddie HighmoreJack
- Toby StephensTony Blair
- John HurtHarry Patterson
- Catherine McCormackKate Elgar
- Ian McElhinneyRory O'Suaird
- Ian BeattieGerry Adams
- Barry WardIan Paisley, Jr.
- Mark LambertBertie Ahern
- Daniel PortmanFrank
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Themes
northern irelandbritish politics2000s