Bloody Sunday
2002 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 7.2 · 91% critics
Bloody Sunday dramatises the civil rights protest march in Derry on January 30, 1972, which ends in a massacre by British troops. What begins as a march for rights escalates into deadly violence as the day spirals out of control.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-01-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (352 votes)
About
You’ll likely be drawn in by this intense, historically grounded account of a protest turning deadly; Not for you if you want light entertainment, or if you prefer clearer, calmer storytelling like Hidden Agenda or United 93.
Pros: gripping historical drama; powerful performances; unsettling realism | Cons: jarring presentation choices; disturbing subject matter; uneven engagement
Themes
- 1970s
- demonstration
- civil rights
- british army
- based on true story
- northern ireland
- murder
- ira (irish republican army)
- ireland
- the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)
- irish history
- irish
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- British Independent Film Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film · 2002
- Golden Bear · 2002
- Sundance World Cinema Audience Award · 2002
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2002 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2002 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2002 · nominated
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Nesbitt
as Ivan Cooper
Allan Gildea
as Kevin McCorry
- GC
Gerard Crossan
as Eamonn McCann
Mary Moulds
as Bernadette Devlin
- CM
Carmel McCallion
as Bridget Bond
Tim Pigott-Smith
as Major General Ford
Nicholas Farrell
as Brigadier Maclellan
Christopher Villiers
as Major Steele
James Hewitt
as Colonel Tugwell
- DD
Declan Duddy
as Gerry Donaghy
Directed by Paul Greengrass