In the Name of the Father 1993

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	8.1
Imdb Votes:	141,958
Duration:	133 mins
Year:	1993
Language:	English
Genre:	Biography, Drama
Country:	Ireland, UK
Director:	Jim Sheridan
Writers:	Gerry Conlon (autobiographical book "Proved Innocent"), Terry George (screenplay), Jim Sheridan (screenplay)
Actors:	Alison Crosbie , Daniel Day-Lewis , Philip King , Emma Thompson ,
Awards:	Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 33 nominations.

Description:

A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.

Keywords:

bomb, prison, based-on-novel-or-book, parent-child-relationship, 1970s, biography, faith, irish, trial, rebellion, torture, terrorism, courtroom,