Ian McElhinney Movies

  • 1990
    Fools of Fortune

    Fools of Fortune

    Fools of Fortune

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    A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.

    Fools of Fortune
  • 1990
    Who Bombed Birmingham?

    Who Bombed Birmingham?

    Who Bombed Birmingham?

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    Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted...

    Who Bombed Birmingham?
  • 2011
    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

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    The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true...

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
  • 2018
    Dave Allen at Peace

    Dave Allen at Peace

    Dave Allen at Peace

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    Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's...

    Dave Allen at Peace
  • 1995
    Beyond Reason

    Beyond Reason

    Beyond Reason

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    Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female soldier. Susan Christie and Duncan...

    Beyond Reason
  • 1999
    Durango

    Durango

    Durango

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    In 1939 Ireland, a young man decides to lead a forty mile cattle drive rather than selling his cattle to an unscrupulous local buyer.

    Durango
  • 1990
    The Lilac Bus

    The Lilac Bus

    The Lilac Bus

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    The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as the reasons for their discontent are revealed.

    The Lilac Bus
  • 1983
    Acceptable Levels

    Acceptable Levels

    Acceptable Levels

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    A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to...

    Acceptable Levels
  • 1994
    A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

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    In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in...

    A Breed of Heroes
  • 1984
    Anne Devlin

    Anne Devlin

    Anne Devlin

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    The story of Anne Devlin, who was caught up in the revolt of the Irish under Robert Emmett in 1803, told exclusively from the woman's point of view.

    Anne Devlin
  • 1992
    You, Me & Marley

    You, Me & Marley

    You, Me & Marley

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    A group of bored Roman Catholic teens from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom steal cars and joyride around the city, causing havoc among the...

    You, Me & Marley
  • 1996
    The Boy from Mercury

    The Boy from Mercury

    The Boy from Mercury

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    Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury...

    The Boy from Mercury
  • 1986
    Shergar

    Shergar

    Shergar

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    Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise...

    Shergar
  • 1990
    The Grasscutter

    The Grasscutter

    The Grasscutter

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    An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind...

    The Grasscutter
  • 1990
    Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

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    Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six...

    Shoot to Kill
  • 1991
    Children of the North

    Children of the North

    Children of the North

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    The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.

    Children of the North
  • 1987
    Naming the Names

    Naming the Names

    Naming the Names

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    Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that...

    Naming the Names
  • 1987
    The Rockingham Shoot

    The Rockingham Shoot

    The Rockingham Shoot

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    Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.

    The Rockingham Shoot
  • 1986
    The End of the World Man

    The End of the World Man

    The End of the World Man

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    When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the...

    The End of the World Man
  • 2005
    On Eagle's Wing

    On Eagle's Wing

    On Eagle's Wing

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    A musical, a dance show, and an oratorio all rolled into one. Filmed on the vast stage of Belfast's Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland, John...

    On Eagle's Wing