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The Hurricane
Why this pick
A forceful, performance-led true story of a wrongly imprisoned man fighting a prejudiced legal system, balancing courtroom urgency with the emotional cost of years stolen.
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MOVIE1993 2h 13m IRL
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Its patient, morally clear examination of a wrongful conviction has the same empathy for people trapped by a hostile justice system and the same hard-won sense of resolve.
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The Boxer
Why this pick
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Hunger
Why this pick
Its austere, immersive prison setting and political stakes echo the anger behind Sheridan’s film, though it is more formally restrained and observational than courtroom-driven.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Emma Thompson
Gareth Peirce
Corin Redgrave
Robert Dixon
John Benfield
Chief PO Barker
Paterson Joseph
Benbay
Frank Harper
Ronnie Smalls
Don Baker
Joe McAndrew
Martin Murphy
Detective
Philip King
Guildford Soldier