Bbc Northern Ireland Movies

  • 2009
    Cherrybomb

    Cherrybomb

    Cherrybomb

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    Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns...

    Cherrybomb
  • 1989
    Elephant

    Elephant

    Elephant

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    This short film, first broadcast on BBC TWO in 1989, is a chilling depiction of a series of violent killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

    Elephant
  • 2011
    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

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    Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend
  • 2019
    Counsel

    Counsel

    Counsel

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    An alpha female barrister complicates her professional and personal life when she falls for a client.

    Counsel
  • 1993
    Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

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    Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole...

    Love Lies Bleeding
  • 2011
    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

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    The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true...

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
  • 2018
    My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

    My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

    My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

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    Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne -...

    My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
  • 2024
    The Cable That Changed the World

    The Cable That Changed the World

    The Cable That Changed the World

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    The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island, County Kerry, to Newfoundland, Canada, 165 years ago...

    The Cable That Changed the World
  • 2013
    The Disappeared

    The Disappeared

    The Disappeared

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    An investigation into the victims killed and secretly buried by the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

    The Disappeared
  • 1994
    A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

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    In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in...

    A Breed of Heroes
  • 2003
    Holy Cross

    Holy Cross

    Holy Cross

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    Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their...

    Holy Cross
  • 1987
    The Rockingham Shoot

    The Rockingham Shoot

    The Rockingham Shoot

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    Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.

    The Rockingham Shoot
  • 2002
    As the Beast Sleeps

    As the Beast Sleeps

    As the Beast Sleeps

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    Kyle is loyal to his wife, his best mate and his boss in the Ulster Defence Union – and they love him as a husband, a brother and a son –...

    As the Beast Sleeps
  • 1987
    Scout

    Scout

    Scout

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    Drama about a Northern Irish football scout by Frank McGuinness and directed by Danny Boyle.

    Scout
  • 2006
    Middletown

    Middletown

    Middletown

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    An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the heart of the locals.

    Middletown
  • 1989
    The Nightwatch

    The Nightwatch

    The Nightwatch

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    Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the...

    The Nightwatch
  • 1987
    Lorna

    Lorna

    Lorna

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    In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna...

    Lorna
  • 1983
    A Matter of Choice for Billy

    A Matter of Choice for Billy

    A Matter of Choice for Billy

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    Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger...

    A Matter of Choice for Billy
  • 2015
    A Song for Jenny

    A Song for Jenny

    A Song for Jenny

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    A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube...

    A Song for Jenny
  • 1995
    The Hanging Gale

    The Hanging Gale

    The Hanging Gale

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    In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while...

    The Hanging Gale