During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car to... Read allDuring the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
- Reporter
- (as Lucy Cray Miller)
- Sinn Fein Security
- (uncredited)
- Surveillance Operator
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFilmed near Larne, Northern Ireland.
- GoofsAerial shot following the MPV as it travels across the Forth Road Bridge shows the under-construction Queensferry Crossing bridge - it only began construction in 2011.
- Quotes
Harry Patterson: You feel the hand of history on your shoulder?
Tony Blair: Around my throat more like. It's like looking at the promised land with the wrong end of a telescope.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits for the main cast photographs of the real Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness at various official occasions are shown.
- ConnectionsReferences Enter the Dragon (1973)
- SoundtracksAre You Getting Through
Written by Glen Hansard
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Performed by Glen Hansard, Joseph Doyle, Graham Hopkins, Ruth O'Mahony Brady, Michael Buckley, Ronan Dooney, Una O'Kane, Paule Hughes, Katie O'Conner, David, Odlum
Recorded fby David Odlum at Westland Studios, Dublin and Black Box Studio, France
Produced by David Odlum
Appears Courtesy of Anti Records
I've read lots of books about iron-willed politicians and the constant theme is a refusal to compromise no matter who dies in the struggle.
This movie gives us hope that direct talk between the big shots can sometimes bring a solution that the underlings can't pull off. It doesn't always bring peace but it does give each side a chance to weigh up the opponent personally.
Thank goodness that fate allowed these guys to agree , otherwise we'd still be seeing explosions and carnage in Northern Ireland.
So strange because EVERY single Irishman I've met in my life ( and I'm part Irish myself) has been a joy to be with.
For the naysayers who don't want Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un or Putin, this film is confirmation that good things can happen on the odd occasion.
- cordenw
- May 17, 2019
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $155,475
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,895
- Jun 18, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $482,209
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color