Bloody Sunday(film)
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Directed by | Paul Greengrass |
Screenplay by | Paul Greengrass |
Based on | Eyewitness Bloody Sunday byDon Mullan |
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Cinematography | Ivan Strasburg |
Edited by | Clare Douglas |
Music by | Dominic Muldowney |
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Distributed by | Feature Film Company |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | £2,000,000 |
Box office | £482,117 |
Bloody Sundayis a 2002 film written and directed byPaul Greengrassbased around the 1972 "Bloody Sunday"shootings inDerry,Northern Ireland.Although produced byGranada Televisionas a TV film, it premiered at theSundance Film Festivalon 16 January, a few days before its screening onITVon 20 January, and then in selected London cinemas from 25 January.
Bloody Sundayis an international co-production of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Though set in Derry, the film was mostly shot inBallymunin NorthDublin,with some location scenes were shot in Derry, in Guildhall Square and inCregganon the actual route of the march in 1972.
Content
[edit]The film was inspired byDon Mullan's politically influential bookEyewitness Bloody Sunday(Wolfhound Press, 1997). The drama shows the events of the day through the eyes ofIvan Cooper,anSDLPMember of theParliament of Northern Irelandwho was a central organiser of theNorthern Ireland Civil Rights Associationmarch inDerryon 30 January 1972. The march ended whenBritish Armyparatroopersfired on the demonstrators, killing thirteen and wounding another who died four and a half months later. In addition to the deaths, fourteen other people were wounded.
A live version of "Sunday Bloody Sunday"byU2plays over the closing credits.
Casting and production
[edit]Cooper is played byJames Nesbitt,himself a Protestant fromNorthern Ireland.In recognition of the role his book played in achieving the new Bloody Sunday Inquiry, his book's role as inspiration for the movie, and the fact that he was a schoolboy witness to the tragedy, Don Mullan was asked by director Paul Greengrass to appear in the film as a Bogside Priest. A number of the military characters were played by ex-members of the British Army, includingSimon Mann.Gerry Donaghy was played by Declan Duddy, nephew of Jackie Duddy, one of those killed on Bloody Sunday.Big Brother 2007housemateSeány O'Kanewas also in the film.[1]
Notable actors
[edit]- James NesbittasIvan Cooper
- Tim Pigott-SmithasMajor General Robert Ford
- Nicholas Farrellas Brigadier Patrick Maclellan
- Gerard McSorleyas Chief Supt. Lagan
- Kathy Kiera Clarkeas Frances
- Allan Gildea as Kevin McCorry
- Gerard Crossan asEamonn McCann
- Simon Mannas ColDerek Wilford
- Mary Moulds asBernadette Devlin
- Carmel McCallion as Bridget Bond
- David Clayton Rogersas Dennis
Reception
[edit]The film was critically acclaimed.[2]It won the Audience Award at Sundance and the Golden Bear at theBerlin International Film Festival(tied withSpirited Away), in addition to the Hitchcock d'Or best film prize at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema.[3]
Bloody Sundayappeared a week beforeJimmy McGovern's TV film on the same subject, entitledSunday(shown byChannel 4). McGovern subsequently criticised Greengrass's film for concentrating on the leadership of the march, and not the perspective of those who joined it.[4]
It holds a 92% approval rating on aggregate review siteRotten Tomatoes,based on 102 collected reviews, with an average score of 7.9/10. The site's consensus reads: "Bloody Sundaypowerfully recreates the events of that day with startling immediacy. "[5]Metacritic,which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[6]
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2002
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Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Paul Greengrass | Won | [7] |
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Won | ||||
British Independent Film Awards | Best British Independent Film | Bloody Sunday | Nominated | [8] | |
Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | James Nesbitt | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Paul Greengrass | Nominated | |||
Best Technical Achievement | Ivan Strasburg | Nominated | |||
European Film Awards | Best Film | Bloody Sunday | Nominated | [9] | |
EFA People's Choice Award - Best Director | Paul Greengrass | Nominated | |||
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | ||||
Best Cinematographer | Ivan Strasburg | Nominated | |||
Independent Spirit Awards | Best International Film | Bloody Sunday | Nominated | [10] | |
IFTA Film & Drama Awards | Best Feature Film | Won | [11] | ||
Best Director – Film | Paul Greengrass | Won | |||
Best Actor – Film | James Nesbitt | Nominated | |||
Best Actress – Film | Kathy Kiera Clarke | Nominated | |||
Best Script | Paul Greengrass | Won | |||
Best Photography | Ivan Strasburg | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Clare Douglas | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Albert Bailey | Won | |||
Sundance Film Festival | World Cinema Audience Award | Bloody Sunday | Won | [12] | |
2003
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British Academy Television Awards | Best Single Drama | Mark Redhead,Paul Greengrass | Nominated | [13] |
Best Actor | James Nesbitt | Nominated | |||
British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Editing: Fiction/Entertainment | Clare Douglas | Nominated | ||
Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction | Ivan Strasburg | Won | |||
Best Sound: Entertainment | Sound Team | Nominated | |||
Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Serials and Single Drama | Bloody Sunday | Nominated | [14] | |
Writing | Paul Greengrass | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^Seány O'KaneatIMDb
- ^UKTV Drama StarsArchived30 September 2007 at theWayback Machineuktv.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
- ^French award forBloody SundayBBC News Online, 6 October 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
- ^McGovern, Jimmy (10 June 2004)."The power of truth".The Guardian.London.
- ^"Bloody Sunday (2002)".Flixster.Retrieved22 February2014.
- ^Bloody Sunday,retrieved5 February2023
- ^"AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT"(PDF).berlinale.de.Archived(PDF)from the original on 16 May 2013.Retrieved1 September2014.
- ^Gibbons, Fiachra (31 October 2002)."Sweet Sixteen named best of the independents".The Guardian.Retrieved4 October2021.
- ^"Europejska Akademia Filmowa 2002 - Filmweb".
- ^"Independent Spirit Awards nominees announced".Los Angeles Times.12 December 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2013.Retrieved22 August2012.
- ^Pham, Annika (23 January 2003).""Bloody Sunday" scoops 4 IFTA Awards ".Cineuropa.Retrieved5 April2023.
- ^2002 Sundance Film Festivalsundance.org
- ^"2003 BAFTA Television Awards"(PDF).BAFTA.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 October 2006.Retrieved5 April2023.
- ^"Winners of Royal Television Society awards".telegraph.co.uk.19 March 2003.Retrieved29 March2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Blaney, Aileen (Fall–Winter 2007). "Remembering Historical Trauma in Paul Greengrass's Bloody Sunday".History & Memory.19(2). Indiana University Press: 113–138.doi:10.2979/HIS.2007.19.2.113.S2CID154269051.
External links
[edit]- 2002 films
- 2002 drama films
- 2002 television films
- 2000s British films
- 2000s English-language films
- British docudrama films
- British drama television films
- British English-language television shows
- Films about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- Films directed by Paul Greengrass
- Films set in Northern Ireland
- Films shot in Ireland
- Golden Bear winners
- Irish television films
- ITV television dramas
- Films from Northern Ireland
- Paramount Vantage films
- Television shows produced by Granada Television
- Sundance Film Festival award-winning films