The Journey
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 94 min · ★ 6.3 · 61% critics
Two bitter political rivals in Northern Ireland are unexpectedly forced into close quarters during a crucial moment in peace talks. What begins as an uneasy trip becomes a tense, personal test of whether trust, compromise, and empathy can overcome years of division.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2017-03-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (60 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like tense, dialogue-driven dramas about conflict and uneasy understanding, with some of the thoughtful human weight of The Road Dance; Not for you if you want fast action or a lighter mood.
Pros: tense interpersonal drama; thoughtful political backdrop; strong emotional pull | Cons: talky at times; speculative setup; narrow focus
Themes
- northern ireland
- british politics
- 2000s
Cast & crew
Timothy Spall
as Ian Paisley
Colm Meaney
as Martin McGuinness
Freddie Highmore
as Jack
Toby Stephens
as Tony Blair
John Hurt
as Harry Patterson
Catherine McCormack
as Kate Elgar
Ian McElhinney
as Rory O'Suaird
Ian Beattie
as Gerry Adams
Barry Ward
as Ian Paisley, Jr.
Mark Lambert
as Bertie Ahern
Directed by Nick Hamm