In the Name of the Father
1993 · 2h 13m · Drama · Ireland · Rated R (US)
In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
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Jim Sheridan7.8Smart score
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1970sbased on novel or bookbelfast, north irelandbiographybritish crimesbritish injusticecorrupt district attorneycorrupt legal systemcourtroomenglish policefaithfather son conflictfather son relationshipinnocent in jailinnocent manira (irish republican army)irelandirishirish historyirish resistanceirish writernorthern irelandparent child relationshippolice corruptionprisonprison riotrebellionterrorismterrorist bombingthieftorturetrial
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