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In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father (1993)

R 2h 13m 7.8/10 IMDb

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

Director: Jim Sheridan

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Confined spaces (claustrophobia)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gun violence Police brutality Torture
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