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Director:
Jim Sheridan
Writers (WGA):
Gerry Conlon (autobiographical book "Proved Innocent")
Terry George (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 February 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name. more
Plot:
Man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he didn't do imprisons his father as well; a British lawyer helps fight for their freedom. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(53 articles)
Jim Sheridan’s newest film ‘Brothers’ wrenchingly powerful (IrishCentral)
 (From IrishCentral. 25 November 2009, 10:59 AM, PST)
“Brothers” Movie Clips and TV Spots
 (From Filmofilia. 25 November 2009, 1:25 AM, PST)
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Powerful and Touching more (104 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Alison Crosbie ... Girl in Pub
Philip King ... Guildford Soldier

Emma Thompson ... Gareth Peirce
Nye Heron ... IRA Man 1

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Gerry Conlon
Anthony Brophy ... Danny
Frankie McCafferty ... Tommo
Paul Warriner ... Soldier
Julian Walsh ... Soldier
Stuart Wolfenden ... Soldier (as Stuart Wolvenden)
Jo Connor ... Bin Lady
Karen Carlisle ... Female Rioter
Seamus Moran ... IRA Man 2
Billy Byrne ... IRA Man 3
Maureen McBride ... Mother
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and politically-generated violence.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
133 min
Country:
Ireland | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby | DTS
Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | South Korea:15 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland more
Company:
Hell's Kitchen Films more

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Despite his executive producer credit, Gabriel Byrne distanced himself from the project, chiefly due to the "artistic" liberties that were taken with the details of the story. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Gareth Peirce, a solicitor, is seen addressing the court. At the time of the trial, solicitors did not have "rights of audience" and could not, therefore, address the court. At that time, only barristers could do this. more
Quotes:
[Speaking to people outside the court]
Gerry Conlon: I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this government still says he's guilty. I want to tell them that until my father is proved innocent, until all the people involved in this case are proved innocent, until the guilty ones are brought to justice, I will fight on. In the name of my father and of the truth!
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Referenced in "QI: Film (#6.11)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Powerful and Touching, 11 April 2004
Author: Rob from United Kingdom

Name of the Father came out one year before The Shawshank Redemption and is bar none the better film. Shawshank is a great film but Name of the Father has more of human story to it. Daniel Day Lewis is a great actor with more potential now than he did when he won his first Oscar for My Left Foot and since then he has never starred in a film which he has acted badly in. Some of the stories have not been amazing but his acting makes up for it. This was the second time That Daniel Day Lewis and Jim Sheridan have come together to make a film. In all they have done three but Name of the father is by far the best. Pete Postlethwaite is another example of fine acting as he is the best actor in England since who ever was the last greatest actor.

Daniel Day Lewis plays Gerry Conlon who is a seventies hippie who doesn't want to grow up. He has had so many troubles at home his father

Giuseppe played by Postlethwaite decides to pack him off to London for his own safety and not become a lost soul amongst the troubles in Belfast. But when Gerry gets there he might as well wish he never went there in the first place as the trouble from Belfast follows him and before you know it a bomb goes off in a pub near to where he is staying and is not long arrested for the bomb along with his friends and family including his father.

From there we are taken into this grieving story of strength, hope, tragedy and family. The story between father and son in jail is more touching and compelling than any love story you will ever see because these two men who have never really seen eye to eye are forced to confront each other's feeling and face up to where they stand in the world. Also Pete Postlewaite reminds me of my own father and my grandfather and yours two. He plays Giuseppe so well so would have thought he was the old guy living next door to you or the man you look up to as a father and spend time with as a granddad. What you have to remind yourself is that the movie is a true story of the Guilford Bombing and the men who paid the price for it. Whether or not you believe Gerry and Giuseppe were guilty of the Guilford Bomb is not the case in the film as it's more about the characters and there trials and tribulations.

One film that will always be remembered in my mind about making a difference with your life not matter where you are in the world.

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