A wrongly accused man fights for justice, enduring bleak prison years while proving his innocence.
Earnest and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on a book.
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Nothing past what an R promises: some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.
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A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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