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Bloody Sunday (2002)

Bloody Sunday poster
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
Genre
drama film, war film, docudrama, political drama
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 356 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film recreates the 1972 civil rights march in Derry where British soldiers shot unarmed protesters. It follows the march organizers and the soldiers as events spiral toward tragedy.

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What happens

Bloody Sunday is a 2002 docudrama film written and directed by Paul Greengrass based around the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland. Although produced by Granada Television as a TV film, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 16 January, a few days before its screening on ITV on 20 January, and then in selected London cinemas from 25 January. Bloody Sunday is an international co-production of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Though set in Derry, the film was mostly shot in Ballymun in North Dublin. Some location scenes were shot in Derry, in Guildhall Square and in Creggan on the actual route of the march in 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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