The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire; an epic tale of poverty, hunger, despair, violence and unyielding courage.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Gruppe 5, ZDF, ARTE
Keywords
- dublin, ireland
- northern ireland
- terrorism
- ira (irish republican army)
- belfast, north ireland
- british history
- british colonialism
- national identity
- political repression
- state crimes
- the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)
- irish great potato famine (1845-52)
- irish history
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Top Cast
Simon T. Roden as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bill Rolston as Self - Sociologist
Susan McCrory as Self - Belfast Resident
Eileen WEir as Self - Belfast Resident
Derek Scally as Self - Journalist
Raymond McCord as Self - Victims Rights Activist
Tommy McKearney as Self - Former IRA Member
Éamon de Valera as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Top Crew
Christel Fomm · Director, Writer
Martin Tönnessen · Writer
Claudius Brüse · Composer
Roland Breitschuh · Cinematographer
Martin Kayser-Landwehr · Editor
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