In the Name of the Father
In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.
Dramaprisonrebellionbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipfaith1970sbiographynorthern irelandtrialthiefpolice corruptiontorture
A harrowing true-crime drama about systemic injustice and wrongful imprisonment, anchored by a father-son relationship tested by years of incarceration and corruption.
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.
Essence
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite
Giuseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson
Gareth Peirce
John Lynch
Paul Hill
Corin Redgrave
Robert Dixon
Beatie Edney
Carole Richardson
John Benfield
Chief PO Barker
Paterson Joseph
Benbay
Marie Jones
Sarah Conlon
Gerard McSorley
Belfast Detective Pavis
Frank Harper
Ronnie Smalls
Mark Sheppard
Paddy Armstrong
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