In the Name of the Father

Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name.

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. Bullied by the British police, he and four of his friends are coerced into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends 15 years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence with the help of a British attorney, Gareth Peirce. Based on a true story.

Direction

Jim Sheridan

Screenplay

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Gerry Conlon

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Terry George

Jim Sheridan