Saturday 10 June 2017

Lost in Belfast

'71 (2014)

Directed by Yann Demange this film stars Jack O'Connell, Richard Dormer, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson and Charlie Murphy. In Belfast in 1971 a British soldier becomes separated from his unit in a Catholic controlled region of the city.

While this film is pushing an agenda it does a really good job of balancing realism and tension to provide a good thriller. The action sequences never get over the top and the plot embraces the complicated, confused nature of Belfast in the time period. While this is not The Battle of Algiers (1966) it is not fair behind in terms of quality.


4/5

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