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. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
Country:
Ireland
Year:
1993
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Tags:
northern irelandbelfast, north irelandfather son relationshipbased on novel or bookcourtroomparent child relationshipbiography1970sprisonfather son conflictfaithtortureterrorismempathetictrialrebellionira (irish republican army)innocent manprison riotterrorist bombingenglish policeinnocent in jailirish historycorrupt police officialspetty thiefcorrupt legal systemcorrupt district attorneyirish resistanceirish writer
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