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- DirectorZeresenay MehariStarsWunmi MosakuRafael GoncalvesDakota FanningBased on the novel by Camilla Gibb, Lilly is an English child abandoned in Africa, forced to flee Ethiopia for England amid civil war. There she befriends Amina, an Ethiopian refugee, and they begin a mission to reunite scattered families.
- DirectorNeasa HardimanStarsHermione CorfieldDag MalmbergJack HickeyThe crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
- DirectorPat CollinsStarsHenry GlassiePravina ShuklaSamuel RodriguesThe worldwide travels and unique cultural finds of renowned American folklorist Henry Glassie are enthralling chronicled in this portrait by director Pat Collins.
- DirectorColm NicellStarsChris Mc MorrowUnder The Clock tells the fascinating stories of a whole generation of people from all over Ireland whose relationships began under one of Ireland's most iconic landmarks, the Clerys clock.
- DirectorCiaran CassidyIn the summer of 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann arrived in Sligo Town. Over his final three days, he would go to great lengths to ensure no one would ever discover who he was or where he came from.
- DirectorTomm MooreNora TwomeyStarsEvan McGuireBrendan GleesonMick LallyA young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
- DirectorJohn ButlerStarsAndrew ScottHugh O'ConorPeter McDonaldA bachelor party weekend in the great outdoors takes some unexpected detours.
- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsJack ReynorFionn Ó LoingsighGavin DreaA promising young man about to start university suddenly throws his life into uncertainty when he accidentally commits a serious crime.
- DirectorNick KellyStarsDermot MurphyJacob McCarthyAdrian HudsonAn unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen living with Asperger's syndrome.
- DirectorMark JoffeStarsJaneane GarofaloDavid O'HaraMilo O'SheaMarcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is preparing for an annual Matchmaking Festival. A well-dressed, handsome, single young lady, she becomes the center of attention for two professional matchmakers, Dermot and Millie, as well as for bartender Sean.
- DirectorDermot LaveryMichael HewittStarsKenneth BranaghBrid BrennanRoma DowneyInspired by the book of the same name, it records the circumstances of every man, woman and child who died in a conflict - the Northern Irish 'Troubles.' A reminder that war is hell.
- CreatorJed MercurioStarsMartin CompstonVicky McClureAdrian DunbarDrama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.
- DirectorDónal ForemanStarsGerry AdamsJames BrennanDónal ForemanAn Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaig's decades-spanning archive of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Drawing on over 30 years of unique and never-seen-before footage, 'The Image You Missed' is an experimental essay film that weaves together a history of the Northern Irish 'Troubles' with the story of a son's search for his father. In the process, the film creates a candid encounter between two filmmakers born into different political moments, revealing their contrasting experiences of Irish nationalism, the role of images in social struggle, and the competing claims of personal and political responsibility.
- StarsJames NesbittGenevieve O'ReillyPatrick O'KaneThe true-crime story of a respectable dentist and pillar of the community who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher.
- CreatorTobias BeerLisa McGeeStarsEmmett J ScanlanCatherine WalkerPaul MescalOphelia falls for her married lecturer Michael. When he mysteriously disappears, she tracks him down and discovers that his wife has died in a fire.
- DirectorBarrie DowdallKevin de la Isla O'NeillStarsOlwen FouéréPadraig CullenMichael HeaveyThe true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926.
- CreatorJohn MortonStarsMichael SmileyKerr LoganEileen O'HigginsSet in 1880s Ireland in the Victorian-era heyday of 'postmortem photography,' the six-episode period drama follows a renowned memorial photographer who is drawn into a series of apparent murders that appear to be linked to his work.
- DirectorDave MinogueStarsTrevor O'ConnellRyan Minogue-LeeNorma SheahanWith help from his smart-ass kid nephew, broke Al Clancy steals a camper-van and heads on a cross-country road trip to finally get his life together.
- DirectorJon S. BairdStarsJames McAvoyJamie BellEddie MarsanA corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.
- DirectorNeil ClerkinStarsGerry AdamsDoug BeattieJimmy BinnsAct of Union is a documentary film on the conflicting narratives of the Northern Ireland 'troubles,' consisting of newly filmed interviews, cut alongside archive footage.
- DirectorMichael O'HerlihyStarsPeter McEnerySusan HampshireTom AdamsAfter inheriting his father's title, the young noble, Hugh O'Connell, is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsPeter CaffreyBrendan ConroyOrla BradyThe true story of a Catholic man and his Protestant wife, and the events resulting in the Co. Wexford, Ireland community when the wife decides she doesn't appreciate being forced to send their daughter to a Catholic school, despite the local priest's insistence she is bound by the pre-marriage agreement she signed to raise any children as Catholic.
- DirectorMike ConnollyStarsJohn DeLoreanJeremy PaxmanChris HegedusJohn Z DeLorean's extraordinary Life and how he build a car of the future in Northern Ireland in 1980s.
- DirectorAdrian SibleyStarsJared HarrisDamian HarrisJamie HarrisRichard Harris a fascinating man as seen through the eyes of his three sons, BAFTA Award-winning actor Jared Harris, actor Jamie Harris and director Damian Harris.
- DirectorRobert J. FlahertyStarsColman 'Tiger' KingMaggie DirraneMichael DirraneIn this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to naturalistic beauty and historical detail.
- DirectorMark O'ConnorStarsJohn ConnorsMichael CollinsPeter CoonanIn the Travelling community, a young man must put his past behind him and settle a long running feud between two families so he can be with the love of his life.
- DirectorCarl TibbettsStarsThandiwe NewtonCillian MurphyJamie BellKate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsAnthony BorrowsIan HartClaire HackettA family falls into poverty during the Depression.
- DirectorDeborah BaxtromStarsSean ConantDavid BaleIRA member Bobby Sands is visited by his mother while imprisoned in Northern Ireland.
- StarsLiam NeesonDenis FaulBik McFarlaneThe history of the notorious Maze prison and its role in the Northern Ireland conflict.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsAnjelica HustonDonal McCannHelena CarrollGabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
- DirectorMargo HarkinStarsGerard McSorleyBik McFarlaneRichard O'RaweOf all the volatile periods in Northern Ireland's recent history the Hunger Strikes is one of the most impassioned and dramatic. It was a key event in the relationship between the British Government and Irish Republicans, a unifying force for nationalists and a focal point for world opinion. It had a central role in shaping the political landscape of Northern Ireland today by bringing Sinn Fein into electoral politics for the first time and is largely responsible for the strong electoral position it has achieved today. The 25th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands took place on 5th May 2006. This documentary revisits the dramatic story of why 10 men starved themselves to death throughout the summer of 1980 to prove the strength of their convictions that they were a different category of prisoner. The people centrally involved - both inside and outside the H Blocks of Long Kesh prison - reveal the inside story of an event that shook the body politic of Ireland and Britain in its day. Hunger striker Laurence McKeown returns to the cells where he survived for 70 days and recalls the physical and psychological effect it had on him. Other key participants include Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams, former prisoners, relatives of the hunger strikers who died and those involved in the negotiations to end the strike. The programme also hears from Lord Gowrie, a key figure in ending the hunger strike and Sir Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's Press Secretary during the hunger strikes who gives an insight into the stance of the British government. Former prison officer Dessie Waterworth also provides a perspective into what things were like for staff inside the prison as events unfolded. The use of news archive also focuses on the pivotal moments and features footage of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the funerals and the people who attempted to broker a deal between the British government and the hunger strikers.
- DirectorMichael Caton-JonesStarsBruce WillisRichard GereSidney PoitierAn imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.
- DirectorJeremiah CullinaneStarsCorbin BernsenAmanda PaysSteve BondLuxury space cruiser Star Princess is hijacked by the treacherous second mate, who threatens to blow up the craft unless he gets access to bank accounts on Earth. A beautiful passenger and courageous first-mate attempt to thwart his schemes.
- DirectorBob QuinnStarsDonal McCannMargaret FeganRay McBrideDuring a conversation he has with a young priest, a bishop reveals to him a love story that turned his beliefs upside down.
- DirectorTom CollinsStarsRachael DowlingPeter MullanSean McGinleyIn 1958 Ireland, family problems force a Donegal woman to the city of Derry; a city in turmoil as the Irish nation suffers and revolts from the brutal British invading forces.
- DirectorTamar Simon HoffsStarsMalcolm McDowellOlivia TraceyHeather JuergensenA dysfunctional Irish family gathers after the death of their patriarch.
- DirectorAllan MillerStarsBrendan BehanLiam ClancyThe life story of Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright and notorious drunk Brendan Behan, crosscutting recollections of friends and family gathered in a favorite Irish pub with archival footage. One of six children born to a working class family in the North Dublin slums on February 9, 1923, he became active with the IRA as a teenager, smuggling explosives with the intent of blowing up a ship, and, as a result, serving time in a juvenile detention center. His arrests for public drunkenness were numerous and continuous. He achieved worldwide success with his play "The Hostage," after which he wrote less and drank more. With his fame, he became somewhat of an outcast as friends and family deserted him as he drank even more. An alcoholic diabetic, he collapsed at.a Dublin bar and was transferred to a hospital, where he died on March 20, 1964, at age 41.
- DirectorRoger TuckerStarsDes BraidenJoe CassidyGuido De CraeneOn New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his fifth plane, which is the only way he can win the bet and save his own life. With nowhere to go, he eventually befriends the colorful villagers and meets a fiery red-head named Maggie who shows this pilot that combat can take place on the ground just as well as in the air. It doesn't take long for Mike and Maggie to grow close as she helps him figure out how to win his bet while winning her heart in the process.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsColm MeaneyDonal O'KellyGer RyanSet in the fictional Dublin suburb of Barrytown, Bimbo is a baker who loses his job after being made redundant. Bimbo then acquires the help of his best friend, Larry, to set up a successful burger van.
- DirectorMark O'ConnorStarsJohn ConnorsPeter CoonanBarry KeoghanA mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.
- DirectorRachael MoriartyPeter MurphyStarsKillian ScottJohn BradleyNika McGuiganWhat if it made perfect sense for ordinary people to kill each other for money? Better than slow grinding financial ruin and misery, and all done according to a strict code by consenting adults. This is Trading.
- DirectorStephen BradleyStarsBrendan O'CarrollBrendan GleesonTony RohrSweety Barret is a big man with a gentle nature, who is not exactly known for his brain power. He loses his job with a travelling circus and is stranded in an Irish village, where he gets caught up in a local vendetta.
- DirectorAnand TuckerStarsAmy AdamsMatthew GoodeAdam ScottAnna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
- DirectorMatt ClarkStarsBarnard HughesMartin SheenWilliam HickeyA New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.
- DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsMeryl StreepMichael GambonGerard McSorleyFive unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBarry McEvoyBrían F. O'ByrneAnna FrielColm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman known as the Scalper to sell them his leads, the two embark on a series of house calls, always in neighborhoods that are dangerous for one or the other partner. Then they find out they might lose their exclusive wig distributorship to competitors. Through a series of comic twists, the pair are given large orders for wigs by both sides of the Protestant and Catholic conflict. Should they compromise their principles in order to keep their business? Will it destroy their friendship? Could one of their wigs in the hands of the I.R.A. actually put one or both of them in jail, or even get them killed?
- DirectorJames ErskineStarsJohn HannahConleth HillRichard DormerIn November 1985, the troubled streets of Belfast are torn up by rioting yet again. In amongst the angry mob, we find nine year old Tommy, nonchalantly dribbling a ball through the insanity. Whilst politicians argue over the peace process, there's only one thing on young Tommy's football-mad mind - the forthcoming World Cup, where Northern Ireland will take on Brazil. For the South American giants it's just another step on the path to inevitable global domination, yet for Northern Ireland, and young Tommy, it's the biggest game of their lives. They are two countries that couldn't seem further apart: Northern Ireland, with its Orange men and Republican curbstones, the Rev'd Ian Paisley and Fergal Sharkey; and Brazil with its carnival, its Samba, with Pelé and the 'beautiful game'. On the football field, eccentric Northern Ireland coach Billy Bingham (they call him Mr FIFA - "a fee for this and a fee for that") must plug together a bunch of misfits and third divisioners. Brazil are led by none other than the philosopher-captain (Dr.) Sócrates, who has, in part, inspired the collapse of his country's ruthless military junta, and they are the hot favourites to scoop up football's ultimate prize. As bunting replaces bombs on the streets of Belfast, and Catholic and Protestants alike turn their attention to the big match, Tommy's dockworker turned philosopher father Arthur uses his son's passion for football to enlighten him on the events that make up his chaotic world. The story interweaves young Tommy's coming of age tale with the trials and travails of the hapless Northern Irish team over the nine months leading up to their ultimate game, in the stifling heat of Mexico at the world's greatest festival of football. As the hours tick down to the ultimate battle, with his lead striker crocked, Bingham is forced to place his faith in young rookie, Davey Campbell - "the next George Best". Back home, Tommy waits anxiously for the biggest day of his life - because the day of the match is also his tenth birthday - and his father has promised to take him to the "top of the World" - the massive crane at Belfast Docks where Arthur works. From here he can see the whole of his world, but can he understand the lessons his father, inspired by the Greek philosopher Socrates, is trying to teach him? This is a story of two nations, two teams, and a father and a son, the things that divide them and the things that unite us all. Set against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup and the sociopolitical backgrounds of both nations - this is the story of the world's smallest footballing nation, taking on its best. With laughter and passion, this is the ultimate story of the beautiful game and what it means.
- DirectorMary McGuckianStarsSamantha MortonRoss McDadeRichard HarrisHazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan, who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause, and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
- DirectorFrancis MegahyStarsPierce BrosnanRay McAnallyAlison DoodyAn Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless and have sent their heavies into town to keep the locals quiet.
- DirectorJon WrightStarsKillian CoyleStuart GrahamMichael HoughWhen an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.
- DirectorBrendan FoleyStarsVinnie JonesJason BarryNora-Jane NooneWhen a 'bog body' a 2000 year old murder victim preserved in a peat bog is disturbed by developers in rural Ireland, an archaeologist, a hunter and their helpers face the task of sending him back where he came from.
- DirectorGerard BarrettStarsWill PoulterToni ColletteJack ReynorSet in Dublin, 'Glassland' tells the story of a young taxi driver who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother from drug addiction.
- DirectorPaul MercierStarsRuth BradleyBarry WardLiam CunninghamA modern day Irish gangland version of the ancient Irish legend of Diarmuid and Gráinne. Gráinne is daughter of a major crime boss and is promised to marry the great warrior Fionn to help cement an alliance. However, she's in love with Fionn's most loyal comrade Diarmuid and her actions set off a wild chase across the country.
- DirectorRobert MansonStarsTadhg MurphyJohn KellyIan McFarlaneThe much anticipated debut feature film from award-winning director Robert Manson is a pulsing drama set in Berlin. "Lost in the Living" follows a young man, Oisín (Tadhg Murphy), who travels to the city with his band, buzzing with the potential of a tour and escape from his troubled family life. Oisín meets Sabine (Aylin Tezel), a pretty young Berliner, who shows him the secret places that belong to the city. The band lose patience with him and move on and he decides to stay. But this time of simple pleasures is based on illusions. Oisín's willful escapism is thrown into a tailspin when Sabine reveals that she has a boyfriend and must return to her real life. Things take an even darker turn when bad news from Ireland reaches him. He's lonely, homesick and broke. Distraught, he makes his way through the streets of Berlin and begins sleeping rough. His path becomes one of determined self destruction. It takes an act of great intervention to save him from the void.
- DirectorJustin DaveyStarsPatrick HylandAnna NugentPaul NugentAs dawn breaks over a remote lakeside, Victor and a barefoot woman are at an existential impasse.
- TV Mini Series
- DirectorTrevor CourtneyStarsDonal AtkinsTrevor CourtneyUltan CourtneyDeposits concerns the connection of all the 'Disappeared', who are the remains of those murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and those killed centuries earlier by the British Redcoats. In common they are buried without trace, but are connected by hopes for discovery.
- DirectorRichard SpenceStarsMarc O'SheaBronagh GallagherMichael LiebmannA group of bored Roman Catholic teens from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, steal cars and joyride around the city, causing havoc among the nearby Protestants and local Irish Republican Army members, all of who are outraged by the youths' nihilism. The gang, led by ace thief Sean (Marc O'Shea), is connected with the IRA but couldn't care less about the group's politics. But things turn serious when an IRA member captures one of the boys, Marley (Michael Liebmann), in an effort to end the mayhem.
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsDavid GrohJudi RolinWilliam ChalleeOn the May Day in 1927 that the world anxiously awaits news of pilot Charles Lindbergh's daring flight across the Atlantic, Irish Republican Army veteran Harry arrives at Fire Island, New York, where he intends to land a shipment of contraband whiskey. Hoping to send the proceeds from the illegal sale back to his comrades in Ireland, Harry must avoid brutal Coast Guard Lt. Commander Ashley, who is searching for him. Befriended by showgirl Goldie Fain and her companion Fitzmaurice, Harry also evades Maxie, the representative of the local crime syndicate that resents the Irishman's intrusion into their territory.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDesi ArnazPiper LaurieJames MacArthurEileen Gorman and Jamsie Corcoran are in love, but they live in 1921 Dublin, Ireland, and their romance is blighted by civil strife. Their fathers are partisans of the Irish Republican Army, fighting the British. Their IRA group decides that a traitor must be killed, and Jamsie is assigned to assassinate him.
- DirectorJake CarpenterStarsGordon CurrieTim AbellTime WintersWith One Mind chronicles the real event of 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners escaping from the H-Blocks ultra-high security compound. It is the biggest prison escape in UK history.
- TV Series
- DirectorLiam McGrathStarsFrancis BarrettChick GillenTom HumphriesFollows the life of Olympic hopeful Francis Barrett as he overcomes social and cultural barriers to realise his dream of fighting for the Irish Olympic team.
- DirectorAlan GilsenanStarsHannah GrossCatherine KeenerMatt CravenA writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets. Based on the novel "Unless" by Carol Shields.
- StarsIan CharlesonIan RichardsonEmer GillespieA grand hotel fallen into decay, two women with secrets, and a dangerous political situation about to boil over: these intriguing elements all combine in this gripping drama from the producer of the hit mini-series, The Irish R.M. In 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer. Unfortunately, the family home, The Majestic Hotel, is a decaying shadow of its former self, as is Angela. Puzzled by the changes, Archer's attentions are soon drawn to her lively friend, Sarah Devlin, a passionate Irish Nationalist. They fall in love, but the Major soon discovers some disturbing aspects about their relationship, which threatens to explode into violence, destruction, and murder.
- DirectorPat CollinsStarsBarry WardAnna BederkeRuth McCabeBased on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern's award winning novel of the same name, That They May Face the Rising Sun is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980's rural community in Ireland.
- DirectorSimon ChambersLooking after his madcap gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon is engulfed in a whirl of Shakespeare and clutter, as uncle David lends his credit card to neighbors, greets visitors in the nude and teaches Simon a profound lesson on dying happy.