Bloody Sunday is a television film by British director Paul Greengrass that tells about the events of the 1972 tragedy of the same name .
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| Genre | historical drama |
| Producer | Paul Greengrass |
| Producer | Mark Redhead |
| Author script | Paul Greengrass |
| In the main cast | James Nesbitt Alan Gildy Gerard Crossan |
| Operator | Ivan Strasbourg |
| Composer | Dominic Muldooney |
| Film company | Granada Television, Portman Entertainment Group, Bord Scannan na hEireann, Hell's Kitchen Films |
| Duration | 106 minutes |
| Budget | 5 million $ |
| A country |  United Kingdom  Ireland |
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| Year | 2002 |
| IMDb | ID 0280491 |
Content
Story
The film tries to restore the events of Bloody Sunday January 30, 1972. During a civilian rally in support of civil rights in Derry, Northern Ireland, the English paratroopers, whose task was to detain the march participants, opened fire on the demonstrators. As a result, 27 civilians received gunshot wounds, 13 people died immediately, and another died later from the wound. The narrative is on behalf of Ivan Cooper, a member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for the SDLP .
Cast
- James Nesbitt - Ivan Cooper
- Alan Gildy
- Gerard Crossan
Awards and nominations
Rewards
The film received 19 film awards, including:
- 2003 - BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography and Light ( Ivan Strasbourg )
- 2002 - The Golden Bear and the Ecumenical Jury Prize of the Berlin Film Festival
- 2002 - two British Independent Film Awards: Best Director ( Paul Greengrass ) and Actor ( James Nesbitt )
- 2002 - Three Fantasporto Prizes: Jury Prize, Best Film ( Paul Greengrass ) and Actor ( Tim Pigott-Smith )
- 2002 - Golden Hitchcock Award at Dinard British Film Festival
- 2003 - 4 Irish Film and Television Awards: Best Feature Film, Director ( Paul Greengrass ), Screenplay ( Paul Greengrass ) and Sound ( Albert Bailey )
- 2002 - Freedom of Expression Award by the United States National Film Critics Council
- 2002 - Sundance Film Festival Audience Award
Nominations
- 2003 - 4 BAFTA nominations : Best Single Drama ( Paul Greengrass , Mark Redhead ), Actor ( James Nesbitt ), Editing ( Claire Douglas ), Sound
- 2002 - 4 nominations for the European Film Academy Award : best film, screenwriter ( Paul Greengrass ), cameraman ( Ivan Strasbourg ) and audience award for directing ( Paul Greengrass )
- 2003 - Nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film ( Paul Greengrass )
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film consists of the only musical composition - a live recording of the song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” by the Irish rock band U2 .