Documentary ·History ·TV Movie · Germany · 2020 · 53m

The Bloody Border

Blutige Grenze – Die Geschichte Irlands

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Director
Christel Fomm
Cast
Simon T. Roden as Self - Narrator (voice) Bill Rolston as Self - Sociologist Susan McCrory as Self - Belfast Resident Eileen WEir as Self - Belfast Resident Derek Scally as Self - Journalist Raymond McCord as Self - Victims Rights Activist
Crew
Roland Breitschuh — Director of Photography Martin Kayser-Landwehr — Editor Claudius Brüse — Original Music Composer Christel Fomm — Writer Martin Tönnessen — Writer Sabine Eisner — Producer
Synopsis

The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire; an epic tale of poverty, hunger, despair, violence and unyielding courage.

Mood & Themes
dublin, irelandnorthern irelandterrorismira (irish republican army)belfast, north irelandbritish historybritish colonialismnational identitypolitical repressionstate crimesthe troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)irish great potato famine (1845-52)
Key Collaborators
Christel Fomm Director Roland Breitschuh Director of Photography Martin Kayser-Landwehr Editor Claudius Brüse Original Music Composer Christel Fomm Writer Martin Tönnessen Writer Sabine Eisner Producer Marcel Kalwa Producer Lida Martel Producer
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