The Bloody Border

The Bloody Border

53 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Aug. 24, 2020

The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire; an epic tale of poverty, hunger, despair, violence and unyielding courage.

The Bloody Border

53 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Aug. 24, 2020

The Bloody Border
The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire; an epic tale of poverty, hunger, despair, violence and unyielding courage.
Producers ARTE, ZDF, Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion
Original title Blutige Grenze – Die Geschichte Irlands
Directors Christel Fomm
Writers Martin Tönnessen, Christel Fomm

Cast

Simon T. Roden

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Bill Rolston

as Self - Sociologist

Susan McCrory

as Self - Belfast Resident

Eileen WEir

as Self - Belfast Resident

Derek Scally

as Self - Journalist

Raymond McCord

as Self - Victims Rights Activist

Tommy McKearney

as Self - Former IRA Member

Éamon de Valera

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Michael Collins

as Self - Politician (archive footage)