In the Name of the Father poster

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis profile

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite profile

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson profile

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch profile

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave profile

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney profile

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield profile

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Marie Jones profile

Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

Gerard McSorley profile

Gerard McSorley

Belfast Detective Pavis

Frank Harper profile

Frank Harper

Ronnie Smalls

Mark Sheppard profile

Mark Sheppard

Paddy Armstrong

Don Baker profile

Don Baker

Joe McAndrew

Alison Crosbie profile

Alison Crosbie

Girl in Pub

Nye Heron profile

Nye Heron

IRA Man 1

Jo Connor profile

Jo Connor

Bin Lady

Karen Carlisle profile

Karen Carlisle

Female Rioter

Seamus Moran profile

Seamus Moran

IRA Man 2

Billy Byrne profile

Billy Byrne

IRA Man 3

Jane Nolan profile

Jane Nolan

Girl with baby

Laurence Griffin profile

Laurence Griffin

Boy in riot

Jason Murtagh profile

Jason Murtagh

Boy in riot

Kelly McKeavney profile

Kelly McKeavney

Young Girl

Joanna Irvine profile

Joanna Irvine

Ann Conlon

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

GB, IE, US

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$65,796,862

Reviews

Shreyance Parakh profile pic

A review by Shreyance Parakh 10

May 4, 2017

In the name of INNOCENCE !!

Sometimes i say to myself this can't happen to me for the simple reason that it sounds really unfair to be happening..But watching a movie like this changes all perception of right and wrong, fair and unfair.. Only thing that can be fair in this world is your HEART !!

Though Daniel Day Lewis' character is not your typical role model from the start, you know that the Heart with...

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto 6

November 21, 2022

A low-key, much-forgotten but well-executed film.

This movie is totally forgotten these days. Well, actually, if you're not native or very close to Ireland, I think the very existence and action of the IRA seems like something that ended many years ago, and it doesn't. It was a recent thing, and it still has marks on people and society. The film focuses, in particular, on the case of the “Guildford Four” and the “Maguire Seven”, which was a group of people who ...

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A review by Ahmetaslan27 9

May 2, 2023

Oscar for Best Duo Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaitestrong text****

The movie tries to convey the horrors of injustice, investigation, and rulings under the pretext of emergency laws and terrorism, but the details of these laws make us laugh by today's standards, even not when the film was shown in 1993. The film exposes us to the shock that the terrorism law at this time could have exposed any innocent person for 7 days without charge, and I believe that it ...

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