Sunday, March 1, 2009

Two Filums From Belfast

A scene from Divorcing Jack showing Belfast's colourful dialect.(Wear headphones NSFW)


Divorcing Jack is an excellent film that for once has shown the lighter side of Belfast coupled with its ever-present dark side, although the portrayal of the paramilitaries and security forces in Belfast was not totally realistic. However this did not take away from the film, as it is more about the situation the star 'Dan Starky' has gotten himself into more than the political situation in Northern Ireland. The cast was excellent especially David Thewlis and Laura Fraser who both had great performances, also they got the accent perfectly. Have a look at it, its well worth it, very funny. -www.imdb.com

50 Dead Men Walking (Released October 2008)


Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story, Martin is a young lad from West Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process; until one day he is exposed, captured and tortured to within an inch of his life. He escaped dramatically by throwing himself from a tower block window and is still in hiding today. -www.imdb.com

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