Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

  • Director: Paul Greengrass
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • Language: English
  • Release date: April 19, 2002
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Кривава неділя
  • Bloody Sunday is a historical drama film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring James Nesbitt . It was released in the UK on January 25, 2002.
    The film tells the story of how a peaceful civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland, on January 30, 1972, turned into a bloody massacre.
    "Bloody Sunday" won the Golden Bear at the 52nd Berlin Film Festival and the Audience Favorite Award at the 18th Sundance Film Festival   .

    Details

    • Release date April 19, 2002
    • Filming locations Ballymun, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Granada Television, Hell's Kitchen Films

    Box office

    Budget

    £2,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $773,228

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $29,419

    Gross worldwide

    $1,758,689

    Movie reviews

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    • By Douglas 2022-12-02 21:25:20

      Let the truth and shame coexist

      10 points. It must be said first, this is another work that I give full marks to.
          Movies about Ireland are always full of blood, sacrifice, grievance and shouting. Such as Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game", DD Lewis's "In the Name of the Father", "In the Name of Love", Falcon's "Hunger", and the most recent "71 Years" (interestingly, whether The subject of Northern Ireland always seems to be brought up every now and then, this time from the perspective of the military, although there are...

    • By Cindy 2022-11-25 13:40:07

      bloody sunday

      The Sunday massacre on January 30, 1972 is just a microcosm of the events in Northern Ireland. The civilians demanded peaceful demonstrations. In the confrontation with the government, a bloody massacre broke out. 13 were killed and 14 wounded. The military had no casualties. Facing this incident, The result of the British side's handling is that the military members involved were rewarded, but the specific internal situation has not been known. Director Paul Greengrass used a hand-held camera...

    • By Toby 2022-05-11 22:33:31

      Sunday, bloody sunday!

      It's a sad movie without having to say the name. Of course movies are just movies, just as news is just news. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I watched this film just to see what other people said about a certain event back then.

      To be honest, the movie started to make me dizzy. The long, gray and swaying footage followed the councilor from a distance, shuttling through the shabby city, and characters appeared one after another.

      I have a deep impression on one of...

    • By Enos 2022-05-11 20:11:34

      Conflict Aio

      Are civil rights leaders right? Who knew that none of the dead were killed by the Republicans? Does the Queen know that the British army is killing civilians indiscriminately, so she won't award her a medal? I don't know how many times the same play has been staged in the world, and it's just how things should develop, but to different degrees. It just depends on how you do it, change the course of events, the British army is working hard, the people are working hard, and the Republican army is...

    • By Cleora 2022-05-11 19:39:14

      bloody paul greengrass

      Came to see this movie purely because of greengrass's personal style. This guy who keeps the camera swaying around, and who is so happy while editing. His magic power can make things that are not exciting to talk about very exciting.

      The bloody sunday itself, the mess in Northern Ireland, the British resistance organization, and the peaceful protest forces here are too entangled. Organizational activities for the purpose of purity may all be embarrassing under the influence of various...

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    • By Clarissa 2023-09-27 04:29:32

      For many years, "Spirited Away" is the only animated film that has won the highest award at the three major European international film festivals. Later, I learned that there was a live-action film at the 52nd Berlin Film Festival in 2002. "Spirited Away" won the Golden Bear Award together. I recently remembered this movie that I haven't watched for a long time, "Bloody Sunday", so I specially watched it this Sunday. —— It turned out to be the work of Paul Greenglass, the director of "The...

    • By Tyrese 2023-09-19 13:46:39

      Four and a half stars. The low-yield Paul Greengrass is really a masterpiece. Just looking at the fierce hand-held, I can't hold back my excitement and admiration. However, the shortcoming is that, with the vigorous hand-held documentary style, the content can be refined a little more. All right. Such a comparison, the later "Bourne Bound" series is simply a small test. I also think of Bigelow's "Detroit" last year, which pales in comparison to this...

    • By Verda 2023-09-12 20:36:19

      The paratroopers in the film are all played by retired...

    • By Wilburn 2023-09-12 18:16:22

      The ringing of the phone is so loud, the front is so sleepy that I want to sleep, the realism of naturalism is not necessarily good, the essence is shooting, the armed army is shooting against the unarmed parade, and the sound is really...

    • By Jacklyn 2023-09-10 14:04:58

      Mass gatherings, outlawing, dispersal by force, bloodshed, lies to cover up the truth, things like that are deeper, crueler, and more absurd on this side of the planet. At the end of the credits is the U2 "Sunday bloody Sunday", they sing, I don't want to sing any more songs like this. I want to see another movie like this, our own, but I don't want to see it...

    Movie plot

    In Derry, Ireland, on January 30, 1972, Ivan Koop prepares to lead a massive demonstration against the British government's policy of detention without trial in Northern Ireland.
    After the British Army General Ford learned the news, he announced to the media that it was an illegal march and said that a crackdown would be implemented. Brigadier General McCree began to prepare to detain a group of "suspicious elements", take military...
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    Creative background

    The film is based on the true bloodshed " Domhnach na Fola " that took place in Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972 . In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace agreement was signed, and the investigation into the matter was restarted in 2000. The investigation gradually revealed new evidence that "Bloody Sunday" was a planned massacre by the British army, and the British government in order to cover up the scandal. Some high-level officials...
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    Reviews

    "Bloody Sunday" is very realistic. The director does not hesitate to destroy the beauty of the film to create a sense of reality. It feels like watching CNN's live news about war events. A story is told with rough material, while deeply concealing the cinematographic means without destroying the sense of reality. The film embodies the reckless paranoia of the British government, the IRA inciting and exploiting hatred, the idea that...
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    Movie quotes

    • Ivan Cooper: I just want to say this to the British Government... You know what you've just done, don't you? You've destroyed the civil rights movement, and you've given the IRA the biggest victory it will ever have. All over this city tonight, young men... boys will be joining the IRA, and you will reap a whirlwind.

    • Chief Supt. Lagan: You call that minimum force?