Silent Grace
A gripping story of friendship and survival.
2001 · 1h 27m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Maeve Murphy
Overview
In 1976 the British Government put an end to the special category status of prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army, no longer treating them as prisoners of war, but as common criminals. Mairéad Farrell – on whose life much of the film seems to be loosely based – was the first woman Republican to be refused political status in 1976. By 1980, when the film is set, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and doggedly resolute: “There can be no question of political status for someone who is serving a sentence for crime. Crime is crime is crime.” Silent Grace seeks to capture the struggle for the restoration of political status that was at the heart of prison protests in Northern Ireland – not just by the more celebrated male prisoners – but by a smaller number of women prisoners, led by Farrell, at the Armagh Women’s Prison.
Director and cast
- Maeve Murphy Director
- Orla Brady as Eileen
- Cathleen Bradley as Aine Quinn
- Conor Mullen as Cunningham
- Cara Seymour as Margaret
- Patrick Bergin as Peter, IRA man
- Rob Newman as Father McGarry
- Dawn Bradfield as Geraldine
- Michael Liebmann as Warden Mark (as Michael Liebman)
- Michael Liebman as Warden Mark (as Michael Liebman)
- Marc O'Shea Cast
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