Made in Ireland: subtitles needed
Very unusual, VERY well acted (Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt)
and emotionally powerful movie about the relationship between the
Catholics and Protestants during the war that went on in Northern Ireland
in February, 1975.
A Seventeen year-old Protestant (named Alistair) kills
the Catholic Jimmy Griffin in his house in front of his younger brother
Joe Griffin. Alistair is arrested and imprisoned for twelve years while
Joe is blamed by his mother for not saving his brother. Thirty-three
years later, a "Reality" TV program promotes the meeting of Alistair and
Joe in a house in Northern Ireland, expecting the viewers to witness the truth and the
reconciliation of the murderer and the victim in real time.
As you would expect, the movie doesn't end on a happy note.
I
personally do not believe in the concept of Truth and Reconciliation
Commissions similar to the one created by Desmond Tutu in South Africa.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(South_Africa)
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